PECULIAR MOTOR SMASH

Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 229, 28 September 1926, Page 3

PECULIAR MOTOR SMASH

CAR CRASHES INTO IIOUSK. An extruordinary motor smasli took place in Mornington, Dunedin 011 Tuesdav mght. whieh lortunatelv was not attended Jjv latal results. Charl.es Foky, an employee oi th City Coi'poration , acconipanied h,\ two of liis faniily, a hoy and a gii'h wero out for a l ide in a Dodge car. and wlien tiirning from Maene. Street, the car failcd to negotiiite the corner and erashed tlu'ough a low pioke t fence into Mr IL I- Gussage',s houso, quite oue lialf of Ihe vehicle heing nrojccted inside a betlroom whieh is situated af the soutbcast ciorner of tlie dwelling. The easto.ru wa.ll of the house was smashed into kindling wood, and the studs were broken as if they had been made of glass. The car was stoppcd in its progress by the fire-

- ll. . illllilin i I" i-v I i . i. n-lll I place, hui noi hefore it had wrccked 'he room. 'Ihe wardrobe was Knocked over and baclly dainaged, and the hed was crumpled up by the unpact. Needless to say the niotorar sufTered. Oue oi' ihe front h lieels was wrenciied off and the i 'v 1 U Wils. stripped from the whoel. , . ' 1S said that tlie dannige to the , house will cost iu ihe vicinity of -199 to repiair, and the eost of re- ; !|^in8 The car is estimated at aboufc Mr Foley eseaped serious injnrv, »ut is suffering from shock. The , hoy received a few seratches and cuts , and ihe little girl liail a had eut 011 oiie oi feer tegs whieh reqnired surgical ai tention. Mr l/oiley had onlv I'ceently purehafied the car and it is under.stood that Tnesday was the fir.yt day that , 'ie had been 011 the load with it. It

is thought that wlien ahout io negotiate the corner, he poi his foot 011 j (the accelcrator iustead of on Ihe brake.