STRUCK BY TRAMCAR.
WOMEN MOTORISTS INJURED.
Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. -30. Struck by a Kilbirnie-bound tramcar at the corner of Ross and Coutts Streets (Rongotai) late last night, a motor-car turned a complete somersault and lanifed on its wlieels._ Three women in the car received injuries which necessitated their removal to 'hospital. They were: Airs E. Jemett, 80 Hatton Street, severe shock and an injury to her back: Mrs M. Dirinev, 12 Lemnos Avenue, Karori, fractured right thigh,'and left ribs; Mrs E. Astill, 47 Ross Street, shock and fractured right; ribs. The accidbnt occurred at about 10.50 p.m. It is understood that the car was travelling along Coutts Street and was about to tarn into Ross Street. Had it not been a closed vehicle with an all-steel hoily the accident must have been more serious.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19401001.2.26
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 260, 1 October 1940, Page 2
Word Count
136STRUCK BY TRAMCAR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 260, 1 October 1940, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in