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Lorry Over Bank at Tangoio DRIVER ESCAPES UNINJURED A narrow escape from serioue injury or even death was experienced by Mr D. Murrell, driver of a Napier- WairoaGisborne freigbt car, late dri Tuesday night. The lorry crashed over a bank oii the Tangoio hill as the driver leapfed off. When the lorry was going down che hill the hydraulic brakes gave out, and the lorry rushed doWhwhrd with ificrfeasiiig speed till it came to a sharp bend. Mr Murrell realised that the riuiaWay truck oOuld not be stSppfed, and as xt Was about to plunge over the sido he leaped off, suffering oiily gcrfttdhes and bruxses, Th© truok did hot catry the mail but had on bdard a load lor Gisborne, which en ©xamxii&tioh later was fetifid to be is better cohdition than was expecte'S.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 59, 25 March 1937, Page 4
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