SEVEN MOTORS CRASH

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1019, 9 July 1930, Page 1

SEVEN MOTORS CRASH

CARS AND LORRIES CAPSIZE ON HUH ROAD FROST CAUSES SKIDS Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. A more severe frost than Wellington is accustomed to occurred last night, and in consequence the bitumen on the Hutt Road was in a slithery condition this morning, with the result that between 6 o’clock and 7.50 a.m., no less than seven motor vehicles got out of control and capsized, two being lorries, one a butcher's light delivery van and four cars. Fortunately, these accidents were attended by only one case of serious injury, and no lives were lost. The Injured man is named Lewis. He was a passenger in the butcher’s van, and was taken to hospital. Apparently the first accident was this one of the delivery van s. It occurred about half a mile from the Petone railway crossing. The driver. Mr. L. R. Wilson, said the steering appeared to lock and the van headed for the fence. He braked but the van overturned, with Lewis underneath. The next victim was Mr. A. Raynton. driving a five-sea ter car. Approaching the first accident he saw a man holding up his hand to stop him. He applied the brakes and the car immediately* turned round, struck a. fence and capsized. Neither driver nor passenger was hurt. Later a big American car came to grief at the same spot and was badly smashed. At another part of the road a threesea ter car lost its wheels on one side through skidding and striking a fence. The other car overturned was a baby type. Its hood suffered badly.

Of the lorries one was a meat wagon. It lay on its side, with shattered glass. The ~ other was an empty coal lorry and lay on its side on the bitumen itself. ______