FROZEN ROAD SURFACES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 141, 2 July 1937, Page 9

FROZEN ROAD SURFACES

Many Accidents Occur in Taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. Exceptionally severe frosts in Taranaki have resulted in irausual condibious and a number of accidents. Icef O\ererl tutu men on a hill between Midhurst and Waipuku was respou--,ible lor a reinarkable series of events. A car driven 'by Police .1 nspector J. I'owell skidded on tbe way down-hill. 1'he driver lost control and the car linishcd up in a ditch. Meantime. anothor victua of the iee was Mr R. Nelson, Remuera, whose car was considerably damaged When it struck a bank. Mr W. Brooke-Taj'lor, Eltham, was helping Mr Powell when. a third car

I skidded and struck Mr Taylor. knocking him 30ft. down a guHy. For the remainder of the day a constable had to te stationed at the spot to warn motorists. Many other accidents occurred oii the dangerous road surfaces. A car driven by Dr. W. T. Simimons, Patea, overturned near Hawera, but the driver escaped uninjured. Two women were severely cut when two cars containing wedding guests skidded on a frozen road dear Eltham. Oue car overturned. Three cars, a truck, and a motor-cycle came to grief at the Otakeho bridge approaches, which were rendered very dangerous. An unusual sight was the frozen surface of a laige lake in King Edward Park, Hawera. This has never occurred beiore Members of the Mount Eg>mont Alpinc Club skied along the roads and do n!i the frozen grassy solpes of small hills.

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