COLLISION AT NGAWAPURUA

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 13904, 11 July 1938, Page 4

COLLISION AT NGAWAPURUA

TWO CARS HEAD ON PASSENGER* LUCKY ESCAPE An accident occurred on Masterton r-'ad, about a quarter id « mile on the* Woodville side oi tin N_.i\ . puma bridge, during the twilight hour Satu road was particular!v cong> vrli traffic returning from tin Y V played at Pahiatua daring the aiterThe parties concerned were iwo fanners, Arthur Francis Mason, of ilukaiiui, and Douglas Lickson Riddell. of Pongaroa. As a result ot ihe collision, Mason s light car *'iih. broken windscreen and battered !m»’t lay, half on its side, over a tw o-lout drain on the left of the road travelling south. The larger car, belonging to Riddell, also had a biokei* windscreen but otherwise was undamaged save for the crushing of the ironfc right-hand mudguard and head lamp. Travelling with Riddell were Mrs Riddell, two daughters and a niece, none of whom was hurt. Ihe ilriver and passenger in the light oar were badly shaken and received minor outs and abrasions.