MOTORIST INJURED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18499, 11 September 1934, Page 10

MOTORIST INJURED

FOUND SEMI-CONSCIOUS CAR RUNS OVER SOFT. BANK (Tor Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Discovered in tv semi-conscous condition on Mnngaroa Hill, about 7 o’clock tins evening, after bavin- apparently crawled up a 50ft. bank over which his car had crashed, Mr. Douglas Young, a commercial traveller employed by the Public Mutual Insurance Company, Auckland, was taken to hospital suffering from severe injuries to bis bade and concussion The discovery of the accident was made by Mr. W. Wilton, driver of a transport lorry. While be was driving up the bill, lie noticed a man lying on the side of the road with one arm upraised and, on find inn him to be seriously injured, bo sent for help. His attention was (lien attracted by music, and, on investigation, he found a powerful motor ear with its engine still running and a radio set switched full on, the car being £olt. below the road. Indications were that Mr. Young had misjudged the road while coming down the hill and had crashed over the bank. Although seriously injured, lie had then crawled up the bank to the road.

A nearby resident stated that lie heard a noise about- 4 p.m. II is understood that Mr. Young was travelling to'Wellington to connect with the ferry service. He resides at 117 Richmond terrace, Christchurch.