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MOTOR-CAR AND CARAVAN BOTH LAND ON WHEELS; A fortunate escape from injury when her car overturned on the Masterton road three miles south of Woodv.iile was experienced last week by Mrs. P. A. Bird, of Auckland. Mrs. Bird was the sole oecr.g: ,l .t of the ;.■})• and was travelling north towing :•
caravan. - The road Was wet. Both the car, and the caravan overturned and rolled off the road to right themselves' again. The car was ex - tensively damaged. The full force of the impact was caught by the comer of the turret top immediately above the driver’s seat. The caravan was brokeh -in. two places at the lop. The contents were thrown into .confusion on the floor and the eouoD.ig between the two vehicles was broken. Mr. R. McDougall, of Pirinoa, was involved in a Similar accident in May at the same spot when the driving conditions were almost identical.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19985, 10 July 1939, Page 14
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