AUCKLAND HEADS MOTOR DEATH LIST
LAST YEAR'S FATALITIES INCREASE IN THE SOUTH The City of Auckland heads the list of motor fatalities of 1928, with a Lot 3 ' of 26. which is an increase of three over 1927. but a big decrease compared with 1926—the black year. In the 14 urban areas of the Dominion, motor vehicle accidents resulted in 98 deaths last year. Th~ fatalities in Wellington and Christchurch increased and Dunedin and Invercargill were the only two centres to register decreases. Following are the totals for the last three years:
In 1923, 61 fatalities occurred in th*“ 14 centres, 22 being Auckland cases, 9 Wellington, and 8 Christchurch. In addition to the 98 motor dent is th€<r* were 38 other traffic fatalities last year. These were: 24 due to railway accidents. 8 tramway accidents, and 6 deaths caused through the u^ 0 of horse vehicles. Half the deaths r*V suiting from tram accidents occurred in Auckland.
Auckland 1926. 41 1927. 2S 1928. 2* Wellington 12 20 Christchurch . . . Dunedin Hamilton Gisborne 5 Napier 2 — Hastings — New Plymouth 6 Wanganui Palmerston North Nelson *• Timaru Invercargill 2 Total 92 71 98
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 567, 21 January 1929, Page 1
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190AUCKLAND HEADS MOTOR DEATH LIST Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 567, 21 January 1929, Page 1
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