MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS.

Taihape Daily Times, 28 July 1919, Page 5

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS.

.____.o._:___ A series of accidents occurred to motor cars yesterday in the neighbour, _hood of Taihape_ As Mr. Spedding, iwith histvife and,=ehild,_were driving ‘between Taihape and Oh/utu, when about opposite the Maori-pah at Winilata, the rim of one of the Wheels came cif, and the ear, becoming ‘uncontrollable, shot into th'e"bank,' being very b:.:'lly smashed. Mr. Spedding was somewhat seriously hurt, but the [nature of his injuries have not "yet been disclosed. Mrs. Spedding and the ‘child were badly ._ shaken, and _ are {suffering from shock I As a car containing a «party of shootiing men wa.3_,lp_roe_oo_dizlg to the IHaWke’s Bay shoot',and when just bY 'McQuin’s hill, on ‘the MangawekaITaihape Road, bobserv.,ed. a‘ motorist Deoming along in; a Ford car at a good pace. In endeavouring to avoid this car, the other carwent eve: the bank, turning a complete soniersault. Mr_ lßelk, who was one of the occupants, |sustained a broken collar bone and an injury to his chest, and was relmoved to the Huia private hospital. Mr. Whittle, also one of the company, }l'eecivcd an injury to -his ribs. The other occupants escaped with’ minor ibruises, in a manner almost providenEtial_ The Ford car, which did not stop lat the time returned later. Its numiber was taken, and something more }wnl probably be heard of the inci- : dent. .