COLLISION WITH POLE
(Press Assn.-
SPECTACULAR MOTOR SMASH IN CHRISTCHURCH SUBURBS OCCUPANTS INJURED "
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Christchurch, W ednesday A spectacular motor smash. occurred on tbe Main South Road .at ,Sppkburn early this morning, wljen ia fiyjer seater car coming to the city failed to take the eorner, and violently crashed into a power pole. The force of the impact carriqd away the front of the car, smashed the chassis, and left one head-lamp emhedded in the woodwork under the screen. , . -.. : • The car. finally came to rest With " its rear wheels on the top of, a hedge, and its, front wheels high up .against the pole, so that it was ' possiblq ,tq walk underneath. The electi'ic lines were broken. The occupants had .a miraculous -escape. . . ...... ... Mr. T. Hamilton, of Riccarton, sustained head injuries and a fraqtured leg, and was admitted Aq hospital. His condition is not serious. Mr. S. Borton, pf Opawa, the, drivr, ,and Mr. Clarence Burt,, of Addington, were treated as out-patients and discharged. • . . , -
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 648, 28 September 1933, Page 5
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166COLLISION WITH POLE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 648, 28 September 1933, Page 5
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