FEWER FATALITIES
ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD FOUR "DESPICABLE -CASES* "Twelve persons were killed in road accidents last month," said the Minister of Transport, the Hon. R, Semple, last week. "This compares favourably with the 17 deaths recorded during each of the corresponding months in 1939 and 1938. While this reduction in casualties is encouraging the unnecessary loss of 12 precious lives is still tragic. "A particularly deplorable feature of last month's accidents was the occurrence of at least four hit-and-run cases. In one of these a person Was killed and in the other three cases the victims received serious injuries. It has shocked me to ltearn that there are still drivers in New Zealand so inhumane,'so unbelievably selfish as to knock a person down, then leave him on the roadway lying gravely injured: - -"Fortunately tho vast majority of motorists recoil in horror from the thought of such action," Mr Semple concluded. '•'I hope next month our record will be free from such despicable crimes."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 213, 16 September 1940, Page 5
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164FEWER FATALITIES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 213, 16 September 1940, Page 5
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