Eight Injured In Accident To Bus
GREYMOUTH, Dec. 2. Seven girls and one youth were injured; when a, Railway Road Services bus taking workers and school children from Taylorville to Greymouth this morning crashed into ' the rear of another bus, which . stopped to pick up passengers near Kaiata. Many of the passengers were flung to the floor or struck their faees againsti the rail guards aboyie the seats ahead of them. First aid was given to a number of passengers at the scene of the accident and three required attention at the casualty department of the hospital. None was admitted to Lospital. Both buses were full. but only those in the forward seats of the rear vehicle received injuries. Passengers' said that they had had a frighthening experience. The frpnt portion of the Taylorville bus was severely damaged.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 December 1949, Page 5
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