MOTOR CAR TRAGEDY

Otago Witness, Issue 3112, 5 November 1913, Page 25

MOTOR CAR TRAGEDY

LONDON, October 31

Mr Lambert, a director of the Talbot Motor Company, who made a world’s record of 110 miles an hour on the 28th ult. at Brooklands, • using the same car, to-day covered 50 miles in 28min (another record). Immediately afterwards the off-side back tyre burst, and the car skidded. Mr Lambert kept straight for 100yds, then lost control of the car, which ran up to the top of the track, and turned over three times before reaching the bottom. Lambert, who fell out midway, was terribly injured, and died on his way to the hospital. His skull was fractured. Mr Lambert promised his- fiancee the night before that whether he was successful in establishing a record or not, it should be his last attempt at record making.

November 2

At the inquest on the remains of Mr Lambert, who was killed when trying t j make a motor record, a verdict of accidental death was returned.

There were several pathetic scenes at the hearing. A brother, in giving his evidence, broke down. He said that deceased was a total abstainer and a nonsmoker, and always specially trained for his races. Ho was to have been married in a fortnight.