FLOOR DAMAGE
■ ..( 'J.) ’ . .. ROAD- UNDERMINED. MOTOR CAR GOES THROUGH. Press Association —Copyright CARTERTON, This, Day. (.Heavy rain caused a flood on the Mangateretere I River and the water undermined ' the eastern approach of White .bridge. Chaiie s Zabell, driving a car containing two sisters, passengers;, was passing the bridge when the road crust collapsed and the car and occupants • were precipitated into a pit 12 feet wide and 15 to 20 feet deep. The driver and one l girl in the front seat, wero thrown clear, but Miss Berme was tossed from the, hack seat through the windscreen, severely cutting her head and bruising her face. She was fallen to a. private hospital, where the wounds were dressed. She was take n home and is progressing well. The County Council, staff effected temporary repairs to the bridge, which is now open for traffic. The motor car was practically ruined. ’ . . "'. A
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 50, 3 May 1928, Page 6
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150FLOOR DAMAGE Stratford Evening Post, Issue 50, 3 May 1928, Page 6
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