MOTORING FATALITY
CAR GOES OVER BANK. DRIVER DIES FROM INJURIEB. Per Press Association. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 24. A serious accident occurred on the Awakino Valley road yesterday, about three miles south of Malioenui, when a motor-car went over a bank and fell about forty feet to the water’s edge. The driver, Mr W. E. J. Canon, was thrown into deep water, and sustained serious concussion. He was rescued by the ladies of the party, and brought to the New Plymouth hospital in a critical condition. The other occupants—four ladies and two children —escaped practically unhurt. Mr Canon died in the hospital later. Ho was a farmer at Mimi, and had just returned from a motoring tour.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19240125.2.44
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11736, 25 January 1924, Page 6
Word Count
116MOTORING FATALITY New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11736, 25 January 1924, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.