More Info →Bus crash at Rata 16 July 1965

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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.

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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.

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