MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 18 December 1906, Page 3

MOTOR CAR FATALITY.

THREE LADIES RUN DOWN, MRS W, C. KENSINGTON KILLED AND DAUGHTER INJ URED. MMKW*** FRIfiSS ASSOCIATION Woliington, last night. Mrs Kensington, wife of Mr W. O. Kousington, Secretary for Lands, was killed this evening by being run over by a motor ear at tho toot of Bowen street.

Mrs Kensington, accompanied by- her two daughters, tho Misses Louisa and Olivo Kensington, had been into tho city during the afternoon, ami tho three wore walking homewards along Lambton Quay shortly before 5 o'clock. When they reached Bowou street crossing a lire brigade motor car, driven by a man named Spry, approached tho same spot, bound for the botanical Gardens, whore a tiro had broken out, Tho car passed right ovor Mrs Kensington, scattering her brains on tho roadway. Miss Louisa was also thrown down, and was picked up with a compound fracture of tho loft leg Miss Olive was uninjured, It is said that tho motor-man sounded his alarm, and swerved to avoid tho ladies, but they bocamo confusod at tho approach of tho machine, Spry was previously engaged driving motors between , Napier ami Taupo. ;