MOTOR SMASH

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1930, Page 3

MOTOR SMASH

MEN KILLED IN LORRY

(By Telegraph— l’reso Asmucihuum )

NAPIER, June l

Two men were killed, one scr.ousl.s injured, ami one slightly injund when a motor truck went 01 or the roud in icinity of Waikana, and fell down a hundred foot bank to a creek h.d be low on Saturday afternoon. The victims were : KILLED. Alexander .Mclntosh, aged about J'j. farm, of Putorino; married, with s:.v liiklren. William Johnson, aged 25 years, farm labourer, Putorimo, whose ;u ents reside in Damievirke. INJURED. A. E. Porter, farmer, of Putorino seriously injured. ; conveyed to Napiei Hospital. V. J. Barry, farmer, of PiTnrino ' rnsises and shock, able to proceed home. Porter was the driver of'the lorrv. The party were returning from a tneetimr of the Domain Board, -o' which Mr Barry is Chnirmah. Half r •pile after leaving Waikari, mi the Napier-Wairoa Road, a f a cutting tluß

*s V-onoidered dangerous because tie -'river’s view is obstructed, tbei met. a car dri-en by a man named Hoi ten. an employee of the Kotcmao"' Tunnel. Porter bad the inside run "!ng, and it appeared that II ••ehir'es had room to pass Holden’ cni\ however, grazed the rear of tli truck, and the impact tirmerl +li e Int .lev’s nose towards the hank, ovei "lijeh if, ran before Porter could trail control. The. truck then turned ovc” several time before landing oil it* wheels in the creek led.

Mclntosh and Johnson suffered fractured skulls. Barrv was riding or 'i,„ hnd,- of the lo’tv. ITe was + browp •if oerlv, and bo cccapcd Irfb.tN* * v o-ter was picked up from under the 'orry.