SERIOUS SMASH

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 670, 24 October 1933, Page 4

SERIOUS SMASH

THREE MEN INJUREQH MOTOR TRUCK TURNS OVE^| ON ROTORUA-TAUPO S ROAD ■ OSARLY MORNTNG ACCIDERM As a result of *a serious motor cident which occurred in the vicin^H >of th'a 14-mile peg on the R'oton^B Taupo Road at about 4 o'elock terday morning, three oeeupants H a miotor truck owned by Mr. Winger, of Rotorua, wero later fl ■miitted to Kjing George V HospiM

suffering from injuries of a serirfl nature. H The victims were: — H Georgei Harris, aged 51 years, don Street, Rotorua. H Arthur Basil Lloyd, aged 22 yeafl the driver of the truck. B Frank Sloane, aged 50 years, sfl

don Street, Rotorua. jm jlt ds understood that Mr. LloH left Rotorua with his two companiB (who are employed at Winger's sfl at Tia Whaiti) shortly after 3 afl on' Monday morning for Te "WhB and that when approaching a benM the 14-mile peg the truck failedB negotiate the corner, developed a sfl and turned over at the side of fl roadway. The cah of the truck fl smaished to matchwood, ibut app^| ently the three men were thrfl clear and about an bour afterwfl awakened. a roadman, who imimfl ately telephoned to Rotorua for a fl tor and the ambulance. In the mfl Itime, Mr. Hugh Galbraith, of Wfl tapu, was advised of the aceident fl

conveyed the injured men mto km rua, being' met on the jouxney H Dr. S. H. Hay, the ambulance ■ the Traffic Inspeetor, Mr. D.l Ford. ■

All three men were aamiuecM hospital early yesterday morningfl Harris having snstained an injfl back, Mr. Lloyd injuries to the fl and Mr. Sloane internal injuries. fl latter was reported. last night tofl in a serious condition, while safl factory progress is heing madefl the other tw0 victims. ■