A Couple Injured
- MOTOR CYCLE AND CAR COLLIDE ’ ; HUTT ROAD ACCIDENT (Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, Last Night. Serious injury was suffered by two riders of a motor-cycle which came into collision with a motor car driven by Canon Percival James, vicar of St .Paul’s Anglican Church; on the Hutt road this afternoon. Those injured are Miss lerene Higgins, 169- Tasman street, reader in the Government printing office, severe fracture of the base of the skull and abrasions and John David Buckley, 190 Tinakori road, railway fireman, serious head injuries and a fracture of the right foot. The motor cycle, which was 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, driver of the car, was unhurt. The two injured were removed to hospital by the free ambulance. Late to-night neither had regained consciousness.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 70, 7 April 1931, Page 3
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