FATAL COLLISION ON OPEN ROAD
TWO MOTOR-CARS WRECKED ONE MAN KILLED; OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED
By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerston North, Miy 20. A motor fatality occurred at n point ono mile on the Wanganui side of Sandon at 0.30 o'clock to-night. A car, driven by Warren Newth, taxi-driver, when coming from the Wanganui raccs, crashed into ft ciar driven by A. 13. Egl'inton, a Sandon settler, who was going from Palmerston. The collision occurred on the. open road, both vehicles being overturned and wrecked. Eglinton sustained terrible injuries to his head, and. died shortly afterwards. K A, Penny, a farmer, who was sitting immediately behind Eglinton, had his skull fractured, and one of his legs broken. Ho is not expected to survive tho night. Mr. and Mrs. A'Court, who wero in the back seat, cscajicd with a few bruises. Warren Newth was rendered unconscious, but was not seriously injured. Basil Faircloth was practically unhurt. N. Powell received severe facial injuries, J. S. M'Conkey and Kidman, bad face and scalp wounds, Kendall (a postal employee), shock and bruises.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 202, 21 May 1920, Page 8
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176FATAL COLLISION ON OPEN ROAD Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 202, 21 May 1920, Page 8
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