Police File

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 47, 6 May 1986, Page 20

Police File

An Ohakune man was admitted to Wanganui Base Hospital after the vehicle he was driving rolled during the early hours of Saturday morning. The accident occured on Ohakune Road near Pakihi Road. James Waerea, in his 20's, received head injuries and will be in hospital for several more days. Raetihi Volunteer' Fire Brigade, Ohakune and Raetihi Police and Ambulance staff attended the accident and helped the man from the vehicle. A large amount of petrol and oil around the car was hosed away by the fire brigade. ★ ★ ★ About $8000 worth of Husquvana and Stihl chainsaws were stolen from Dekker Machinery in Raetihi in the early hours of Monday 28 April. ★ ★ ★ Ohakune 's Mayor and another Ohakune resident suffered mild shock yesterday morning after their vehicles collided in Clyde street, Ohakune, outside Skiers Inn. Two cars collided at the same spot late last year. A Valiant Pacer driven by Ann Cook, from Lakes Road, which was believed to be making a U-turn, collided with a Holden Camira, travelling east along Clyde Street, driven by Bill Taylor. Both vehicles were badly damaged but the occupants of the vehicles were not seriously hurt. Ohakune Police Constable Brian Wilson said that a slight kink in the road there, coupled with a large number of parked cars and trucks, may make oncoming traffic hard to see.