MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1923, Page 2

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

ox christchurch road. j Ah accident happened yesterday j afternoon about a mile on the Otira | side of Aiekens. Christchurch Road to a : motor car driven by AIY Clements. It j ivas the now White LO-senter recently ! obtained, and was on the run from Ar- | tlmr’s Pass to Hokitika. There were II passengers on the car at the time, j Tb.o run from Arthur's Pass had been a | pleasant one. The car was going fairly dov.ly at the time, when in rounding a bend in ilm road, where it was fairly j level, tbo car went out a. little wide. j and the side of the road crumbled [ away, the car slowing down and over- | turning, falling about twelve foot be- ■ fore it pulled up in the scrub. The | passengers were thrown in a heap, and [ all were able to get. out. with the ex- ‘ ception of Aliss Pickott, who was held til! relieved. The hood of the ear he- ; ing up probably saved the passengers j from further injury. I

The following passengt-vs wove in tlio car: —Mrs and Miss Pirkett, Mis s Alandl. All li. Perham. Air !. A. Alurdoch. Air and Airs G. A. Perry and live months’ old child, and Air barrar. all of Hokitika: Mr Barrack,ugh (commercial traveller. Christchurch). Air Alann (commercial 1 caviller. Christchurch! and Air and Airs Fraser (Tima r u).

Mr and Mr. Fraser (Timnru) suff-'r-o«i serious injury, tlio former having ' ail injury to his lit ad and two r.hs broken. 'while Mrs Fraser had her let', leg broken. Of the others Mr Mann had Ins leftshoulder dislocated, hut this was put hack on the ground. and Miss Pickett had her lee bruised. 'Pile others -scaped without any injury. \|r (;. A. Perry of Hokitika .stand tli.; ear was travelling fast at the time and that the etie.se of the accident v. aaojiareutlv the ear getting too lar -n the .-dye el the road which crumbled av.ev. and the wheels could not rtaelt tie M-lid ground again. before the tar overturned into a small declivity. T!u- Otira express passed shortlv.nltc*r and stopped at Aiekeii’s station, takiim- Mr and Mrs Frasier on to Grey Hivcr Hospital. Mr Mann and some oi the others came on by other ears to Hokitika. Mr and Me Perry pomp; oil to Hreymonth hv train and reaching Hokitika this morning. Tim ovm turned ear was battled on to th... road last night about 8.20 and was j,h|.> to travel to Aiekons on its own power. This morning it left Aiekens nil its own J iowi r for Christchurch to undergo repairs to the wind-screen and to the hood.