CAR DROPS 200 FEET.
THEN BURSTS INTO FLAMEB. y \ OCCUPANTS’ NARROW ESCAPE. (Bv Ttlegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, Friday. Whilst Mr Bert Lowe and his son were travelling towards Gisborne on the Coast Road the steering gear failed at a bend. The brakes were promptly applied and. the car stopped on the edge of the road. The son jumped out and held the car until his father was able to escape only just in time, for the car immediately made a dive of 200 feet. On reaching the bottom the vehicle burst into flames.
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18170, 7 November 1930, Page 8
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92CAR DROPS 200 FEET. Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18170, 7 November 1930, Page 8
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