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Follow-up on the truck accident after the Wigram meeting: the Tucker family, out for an afternoon stroll, were hit when a flat-bed truck carrying spectators rolled on to them on Wigram Road. Six people from the truck were injured, and the five family members and three men from Lincoln were admitted to hospital with mostly minor to moderately serious injuries.

Facts

  • The truck rolled over about 6 p.m. on 29 January 1978 on a bend in Wigram Road between Dunbars and Carrs roads, with the family walking a short distance from their home.

Photos

  • The truck at the scene of yesterday's multiple-injury accident.
  • Keke Rosberg of Finland, winner of his second Peter Stuyvesant title, reads his pit signals as he heads for a win.
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30-1-78 Team ASTRACE The truck at the scene rday's multiple-injury accident. ABOVE: Kehe Roberg of Finland. sch ¿ and his serend Peter Suvreant Igrs his pit signals as he beads for a win i is tille. LEFT: Rosberg tin dark glasses) n in dark on his spare rat am when grand An afternoon stroll by a Christchurch family turned into a nightmare when a truck rolled on to them yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Tucker and their three young boys, including 3-month-old Joshua, who was in a pram at the time of the accident. were ill admitted to Christehurch hospitals. Six people from the truck sere injured. Three were admitted to ospital and three others vere treated and discharged. The flat-bed truck, laden with spectators returning hone after attending the Wigram motor racing, tolled over about 6pm on a bend in Wigram Rd. between Dunbars and Carrs Rd. The Tucker tamily had been walking along the road, nuly a short distance from their home in Curletts Rd. The tamily was covered in bales of hay which fell from the truck. Mr Tucker, 26, received moderately serious head injuries and is in a fair condition in Princess Margaret Hospital today. Mrs Barbara Tucker, 23, received moderately serious head and arm injuries and is in a comfortable condition in Burwood Hospital. Joshua. Daniel. 18 months and Benjamin. 3, all received minor head injuries and were admitted to Christchurch Hospital. Jushtia and Daniel are comtortable. and Benjamin 1s in a fair!! comfortable contitipn. Three young men from the truck were admitted to Prin- 1t:5 Margaret Hospital. They are all from Lincoln. lan Elken, 19. received minor head and arm injuries and is in a fairly contortable condition: stephen Murras, !!. and Nicholas Weston, 21, both received minor head injuries and are in comfortanie ronditions.

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