WHEELS IN THE AIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 252, 23 October 1937, Page 8

WHEELS IN THE AIR

TRUCK ROLLS IN STREET COLLISION AT INTERSECTION To escape practically unscathed when the motor-truck which he wji driving somersaulted in a spectaculai crash and came to rest with its wheelg pointing skywards was the fortune of a young New Plymouth resident, Mr, N. Tippins, on Wednesday morning. But for the steel cab of the vehicle, he would probably have been crushed. The accident occurred on the intersection of Devon Street and Cutfleld Road. Mr. Tippins was driving a light delivery truck down Cutfield Road toward the sea, and as he crossed . Devon Street a car coming to New: ~ Plymouth from Opunake struck the left-hand rear portion of the lorry. Both vehicles skidded round. Th« truck turned completely over and then came to rest on its back, with its wheels spinning in the air. Mr. Tippins, who was alone in th< truck, escaped unhurt in the flrstl somersault, and when the truck start* ed to roll over again his right hand, which was outside, was trapped between the door and the road, and was crushed until the vehicle rolled again. The injury was not serious and, apart from slight shock, Mr. Tip* pins was otherwise unharmed. Tho driver of the car escaped injury.