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STRANGE MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT

WONDERFUL ESCAPE FKOM DEATH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Hamilton, May 29. ; A sensational escape from tragic death took place tho other day at Ngaruawahi, on the banks of the Waipa Kiver. It appears that Messrs. Easte, Death, and : Bellingham, of Hamilton, were proceeding to Waingaroa in a motor-car owned by A. H. Hyde." Upon reaching Ngaruaivahia it was necessary to cross the Wai-I pa River V means of a pnnt, which has' been used'since the collapse of the bridge. Upon approaching the punt the. driver of the car;called to the ferryman' to put up a barrier on the punt, and the latter called out to come along. The driver then steered the cor on to the punt, and applied the brakes. It was .raining at the time, and upon taking the punt the car skidded towards the other end. The punt immediately slopeddown-. wards,' and the car shot over the end. into twenty feet of water, carrying with, it Easte and 'Bellingham (Death having" jumped off as the car came towards the punt). The position of the unfortunates in the car seemed to be extremelv precarious, the howl beins up and both men ' were fully clothed, having overcoats, boots, and leggings on. The car sank to tho bottom of the river, where the inmates managed to extricate themselves and come to the surface. They were then carried down stream by the current, but eventually got ashore in a very exhausted condition. A valuable dog, the pronerty of Death, which was tied in the back of the car. was drowned. I The car was hoisted out of the mer the nest day, drained, and found to be none the worse for its involuntary submersion. ♦

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 4

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STRANGE MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 4

STRANGE MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 4

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