VEHICLES COLLIDE
WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURET By Telegraph-Press Association AUCKLAND, November 21. While heavy race traffic was returning to Auckland from Te Rapa on Saturday night, a collision occurred at Papakura between a large horse float and a car, the driver of which, Miss Lena Foote, aged about 43, of Mt. Eden, suffered concussion, head injuries and a fracture of the right elbow. Her condition is reported to be serious. Falling over on to its side after the impact, the horse float completely blocked the road. Three front seat passengers and two jockeys, who were riding with two horses and a foal inside the float, escaped injury. The roof was removed in order to liberate the horses.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20891, 22 November 1937, Page 8
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116VEHICLES COLLIDE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20891, 22 November 1937, Page 8
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