TRAM AND MILK-VAN COLLIDE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3698, 1 October 1927, Page 2

TRAM AND MILK-VAN COLLIDE.

THREE PEOPLE INJURED. ■* Napier, Sept. 30. A head-on collision between a milk van containing five occupants and a tram-car occurred in front of the Hastings Street School about 10.30 last night. As a result two women were seriously injured and were taken to the Napier Hospital. The injured were Annie Peterson, aged 18, who suffered a fracture of the skull, and whose condition is critical, and Mrs. Matilda Hansen, who suffered head injuries, cuts, and abrasions. Her condition is serious. Erie Peterson received cuts and abrasions, but his condition is not serious. The other occupants of the van, Albert Hansen, the husband of the injured lady, and F. W. Coker, although considerably shaken, were able to proceed to their homes. Hansen is a dairyman of Meeanee, and it is understood that Eric and Annie Peterson arc step-children. It appears that the 'van was proceeding along the tram lines. Apparently the driver failed to notice the approaching tram, and the two vehicles met with a terrific impact. The noise was heard hundreds of yards away. The van Was dragged about a chain along the road and smashed beyond recognition.

Aliss Peterson was discovered lying in the gutter under the veranda of a shop on the corner, having evidently been hurled there by the force of the impact. Airs. Hansen and Peterson were found on the road near the mangled van.