Bus crash at Rata 16 July 1965
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pTragedy struck Levin on July 16, 1965 when a bus carrying members of the Horowhenua Floral Art and Garden Club to Hunterville crashed at Rata, killing five women and injuring many others.
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pIt was a sad moment for the town, many of whose residents had friends or relatives in the bus.
Tragedy struck Levin on July 16, 1965 when a bus carrying members of the Horowhenua Floral Art and Garden Club to Hunterville crashed at Rata, killing five women and injuring many others.
It was a sad moment for the town, many of whose residents had friends or relatives in the bus.
Tragedy struck Levin on July 16, 1965 when a bus carrying members of the Horowhenua Floral Art and Garden Club to Hunterville crashed at Rata, killing five women and injuring many others.
It was a sad moment for the town, many of whose residents had friends or relatives in the bus.
Comment from Alan Steel in 2025 via Digital NZ - "This is not the bus involved in the Rata 1955 fatal bus accident. That bus was crushed by a large tree and flattened. "
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- March 1981
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- The Chronicle
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