OVER A BANK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16533, 13 September 1924, Page 8

OVER A BANK.

TRUCK CARRYING CHILDREN. | (Per Press Association.) NELSON, last night. While being driven home in a motor truck from a Home Mission festival at Riwaka, a party of children from Whakarewa orphanage, together with the manager (Mr Stewart) met- with an unfortunate accident, with serious const*{lienees to one of them. When approaching the Moteueka bridge, a motor car going in the same: direct ion attempted to pass the t ruck. In doing so, the truck was struck on one of the wheels, causing it to slide over a bank, a. distance of eight or nine feet. All the occupants were thrown in the gorse which fringes the roadside, but, fortunately, the thick undergrowth broke the fall somewhat, and also impeded the descent of the truck. All the children but one, Guy Bourne, aged 14 years, were got out with only brurses and scratches, but it was found that Bourne had met with more serious injuries. The Bishop of Nelson, who was on his way to Nelson from the festival, conveyed the injured lad to Dr. Deck, where, after receiving attention, lie was ordered to be removed to Hie Nelson hospital, and found to be suffering from a slight fraceure of the base of the skull. Oh inquiry at the hospital to-day it was learnt that the lad was making progress towards recovery. ,