THROWN INTO HARBOUR
STRANGE MOTOR ACCIDENT. TWO PEOPLE INJURED. r»n PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, March' 23: An extraordinary motor aocident occurred to-night as the result .of which two people are in hospital. A taxicab was running down the hill to the waterfront at a smart pace, and when ■burning into the road on the waterfront it swerved and struck two seats placed near the water. There were two persons on one seat— Mr and Mrs Guest—and they were both thrown over the chains whlon fence off the harbour into the water. A young man promptly jumped in and rescued Mrs Guest, and' her husband managed to get out himself. Mr GUest sustained a broken ankle and Mrs Guest is suffering from shock. They were both sent to the hospital. There was a • woman on the second seat struck by the motor, but although knooked over and injured she was able to £0 home. The .taxi-cab was somewhat damaged and a passenger who occupied the back seat was thrown out. He was lueky to escape injury.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10546, 24 March 1920, Page 4
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