ROAD ACCIDENTS
REDI CTIOX IX FATALITIES. [ Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 4. “Twenty-four fatal accidents occurred on the roads in the last two months since the ’road safety week’ commenced compared with 42 during the same period last year,” said Hon. R- Semple. “This is an achievement of which we may all well be proud. However, two *off-the-road’ accidents in the past two months have taken a tragic toll of seven lives and as a result the death roll for the two months has been reduced only from 44 to 30. “While all road users will be pleased with the absence of fatal car collisions and the growth of a spirit of greater co-operation and courtesy on the roads, we cannot but be dismayed at the loss of life in these ‘one-car’ accidents the ‘over-the-bank’ tragedies since September have been exceedingly serious. Each of the last three or four months has been marred by an accident involving three or four lives. Fifteen lives have been sacrificed in four recent tragedies. Ten out of 14 deaths during January resulted from cars running off the road. v
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 5
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185ROAD ACCIDENTS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 31, 7 February 1939, Page 5
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