MOTOR-CYCLISTS
COLLISION WITH CAR
SERIOUS INJURIES SUSTAINED ACCIDENT ON HUTT ROAD (Per United Press Association.) Wellington,’ April 6. Serious injury was suffered by-the ■ two riders of a motor-cycle which came into collision with a motor car driven by Canon Percival James, vicar of St. Paul’s, on the Hutt -Road this afternoon. Those injured are Miss Irene Higgins, 169 Tasman Street, reader in the Government Printing Office, severe fracture to the base of the skull and abrasions and John David Buckley, 190 Tinakori Road, railway fireman, serious head injuries and fracture of the right foot. The motor cycle which was being driven by Buckley was coming towards the city from Hutt and the motor car was going from Wellington. The vehicles were at Kaiwarra when the accident occurred. Both Buckley and Miss Higgins were unconscious when picked up. Canon James, the driver of the car, was unhurt. The two injured people were, removed to the hospital by the free ambulance. Late to-night neither had regained consciousness.
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Southland Times, Issue 21362, 7 April 1931, Page 8
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