A BAD WEEK-END

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 49, 28 February 1939, Page 8

A BAD WEEK-END

ROAD ACCIDENTS FOUR PERSONS KILLED SEVERAL INJURED Four people died from injuries in three accidents in which motor vehicles were involved during; the week-end. At Palmerston North a truck struck a power pole and two men were fatally injured; in the Auckland district a car ran into a stationary lorry, resulting in fatal injuries being received by the lorry driver and injuries to six other people; and a young married man was killed when a car crashed into a river near Inglewood. Several other people were injured in accidents of a less severe nature.

CAR RAMS LORRY

STATIONARY VEHICLE HIT SEVEN INJURED. ONE FATALLY ( Per Press Association. J AUCKLAND. Feb. 27. Seven persons. including two women and a baby, were injured when a motor-car crashed into the back of a stationary truck on the Great South Road at Drury, at 8 o’clock last night. One man died in hospital to-day as a result of injuries. The victims were:— Errol Cox, married, aged 31. Rostrevor Street, Hamilton, employed as a truck-driver by Grinter Bros., Mount Albert: skull and left jaw fractured, died at six a.m. to-day. Thomas Derrick, farmer, aged 60 Pukekohe East; facial lacerations; condition serious. Mrs. Derrick, his wife, aged 52; condition serious, but slightly better today. W. Wilson, main highways trafficinspector; arm and hand injured; condition not serious. Theodore Manuel Noyer, labourer. Devonport; jaw and nose injured; condition not serious. Mrs. Noyer, his wife; eye cut; condition -not serious. Their 20-months-old child; slight shock. The truck had been halted opposite the Drury school by Inspector Wilson to weigh the vehicle.* While the inspector and the driver, Cox. were talking, the car crashed into the rear nf the truck, which was laden with heavy machinery and galvanised iron piping, the projecting ends of which pierced the car. smashing the windscreen. One pipe pierced the door and another the front seat, narrowly missing a woman and pinning her clothing to the seat of the car. The passengers suffered severely from flying glass, especially Mr. Derrick and his wife, who were in the front seat. The tuck driver, who had his back turned to the approaching car, was hurled on to the projecting ends of the pipes. His clothing was pierced and he was extricated with difficulty. Inspector Wilson saw the car coming and jumped away, but was thrown by a mudguard to the ground. The school became a provisional hospital. Mr. Cox and the two Derricks were later taken to hospital in Auckland. The car was wrecked and the truck axle was twisted.

NEGLIGENT DRIVING CHARGE

SEQUEL TO COLLISION FATALITY INTOXICATION ALLEGED I Pei Press Association. I PALMERSTON N.. Feb. 27. Lawrence Christian de Vantier aged 22. the driver of a motor-lorry which was involved in an accident on Saturday night, when two men were killed, appeared in the Magistrate's Court charged that, while in a stale of intoxication, he was in charge ot a motor-lorry and did negligently drive it, thereby causing the death of Garnet Over. Accused was also separately charged with being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a vehicle. Accused was remanded till March 6 on bail of £lOO. on condition that accused does not drive a motor vehicle in the meantime.

SWEPT OUT BY TIDE

TWO GIRLS AT PAREMATA RESCUED BY DINGHY 1 Per Pte>* Association. J WELLINGTON. Feb. 27. While swimming at Paremata on Sunday, two girls were swept out from the shore by the tide. Their calls for help were heard by Mr. A. Johnston and Mr. A. Sterling who rescued the bathers in a dinghy. Several persons swam to the assistance of the girls and one of the would-be rescuers himself had to be helped to the shore.