SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT.
Marton, April 14. A sensational accident occurred to Mr Lynn McKelvie's motor car, with seven occupants, while going home from the Bulls sale yesterday afternoon. The car had arrived some distance beyond the Parewanui school when a horse jumping from a fence came into collision with it, and capsized it, all the occur/ants of the car being more or' less injured, Dr Watsop was telephoned for, and Dr Martin, from Palmerston, arrived. Snortly afterwards an ambulance waa sent for, and two suffer e?s wei'e taken to the Palmerston ■Hospital; the others being attended to on tbo spot. Among the occupants, besides Mr L; McKelvie, were Messrs Amon (2), 0. Sim, Atkinson; and two others. Mr Sam Amon had a thigh broken. Mr Bart Amon had an 'ankle broken and the others escaped more lightly. The car was badly damaged, and the colliding horse was killed.
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Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12218, 15 April 1908, Page 3
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147SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT. Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12218, 15 April 1908, Page 3
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