TEN KILLED ON ROADS IN SEPTEMBER
WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. " Ten people were kill.ed in traflric •.ccidents during Septe'mber, said the brmnissioner of Transport (Mr. G. L. jaurenson) in a statement to the press. * fhis compares with 11 deaths on the "oads in September last year. Trafiie leaths for the last three months totai'ed 43 as against 46 over the correslonding period last year. Six of the 10 accidents in September occurred during the hours of darkuess, pointing again to the need for ■ xtra care at night. Seven of those killed were drivers or passengers of rnotov vehicies, while the remaining three comprised a cyclist,. a motor •yclist and a pedestriau. pour of the f'atalities resulted from vehicies getting out of eantrol and leaving the road or overtnrning, while a level crossing eollision caused yet another death. "I would again stress three essentials for safe driying," said the Commissioner. ' ' Keep left, keep your speed down, and take care at intersections and level erossings. '''
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 October 1947, Page 5
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