FEWER DEATHS ON ROADS
Reduction Shown Last Month
STATEMENT BY MR SEMPLE
(United Press Association)
WELLINGTON, September 9.
“Twelve persons were killed in road accidents last month,” said the Minister of Transport (the Hon. R. Semple) today. "This compares favourably with the figure of 17 deaths recorded during each of the corresponding periods in 1939 and 1938. "While this reduction in casualties is encouraging, however, the unnecessary loss of 12 precious lives is still tragic. A particularly deplorable feature of last month’s accidents was the occurrence of at least four hit-and-run cases. In one of these a person was killed and in the other three the victims received serious injuries.
“It has shocked me to learn that there are still drivers in New Zealand so inhumane and so unbelievably selfish as to knock a person down and then leave him lying gravely injured on the roadway. Fortunately, the vast majority of motorists recoil in horror from the thought of such action. I hope that next month our record will be free from such despicable crimes.”
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Southland Times, Issue 24227, 10 September 1940, Page 8
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175FEWER DEATHS ON ROADS Southland Times, Issue 24227, 10 September 1940, Page 8
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