MOTOR ACCIDENT AT LEVIN.

Otaki Mail, 13 January 1919, Page 2

MOTOR ACCIDENT AT LEVIN.

An accident, attended with painful injuries, occurred near Chau on Saturday morning. A large touring motor car, .riven by 3lr Guy Fulton, of Wellington, and containing half a dozen "sports" bound for the Feildirig Ta ;cs, and a car, driven by Mr I harlcs Cotter, of Levin, collided head oil. It appears that Mr Cotter had emerged from a by-road to go south, while the other car ivos briskly jirocecd-ii-g northwards. 31r Cotter turned all light, but i; is state. 1 swerved and met inc other c:r - full on. There was a tei-

iviic crash, and the occupants of both ears were thrown in various directions. Mr Cotter was cut about the head, 1.-uiscd and shaken. He was immedi-

ately take.i to the Otaki Hospital for Ueatmcnt. The occupants of the other were more or lo:s cut and shaken. Mr Cyril Bo.isley. the well-known sporting writer of "Truth," was badly knocked about, and received injuries to lis head, tace, both hands, and other p'..rts of his oody. lie was attended to ;h' Dr. Piryson, and in tlie afternoon returned to Wellington by the Napier express. A companion, brother-in-law to ;\?r Fulton, was also injured, and re-

turned to tl*ii city ay the same train. Although the accidT.t was a bad one, iu is little short of a miracle that then! were not more serious injuries. Both c. rs were considerably battered, and taken into Levin for repairs by the aid cf horses ard cart.

On inquiry at the hospital to-day we learn that Mr Cotter is doing well.' He is considerably bruised and is suffering from a fractured clavicle.