CAR LEAVES ROAR
TWO MEN INJURED. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 23. Two men were severely injured when a. motor truck in which thev were travelling left the Great South Road beyond Papakura,' ran down a bank and overturned, early on Saturday afternoon. Both men were taken to Auckland Hospital. The injured are: REGINALD COSSEY, aged 25, single, a fa.rmhand, of Drury, fracture of the spine. ROGER BEDE DUNN, aged 30, married, a farmer, of Papakura, hipjoint broken. The accident occurred on a straight level section of the concrete highway. The truck, driven by Mr Dunn, was travelling southward, and it was stated that the driver swerved to avoid a. collision, turning across to the righthand side of' the concrete. The truck left the road and travelled some distance along the grass verge before capsizing. It came to - rest with its wheels in the air and the cab smashed to pieces.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 24 January 1938, Page 5
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151CAR LEAVES ROAR Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 24 January 1938, Page 5
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