Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 9 August 2023
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Horror SH6 intersection strikes SARA HOLLYMAN and KATE RUSSELL A two-car crash in Richmond on Monday has raised further concern about drivers running red lights at a notorious intersection.
The driver of one of the vehicles alleges the other vehicle ran a “very” red light at the intersection of SH6 Gladstone Rd and Queen St just before lunchtime on Monday, crashing into her vehicle and flipping it on its side.
The driver, who asked not to be named, was taken to hospital with glass injuries to her wrist and arm which required stitches. A St John spokesperson says there were three people injured; one moderately and two who re-
ceived minor injuries. Queen St was blocked for a time, as was one lane of SH6, leaving traffic backed up in all directions. “There’s just no excuse for running a red light at any intersection, but at this intersection it
has become more of a problem. It wasn’t just red it was really red,” the driver says. She says she was heading home from a work commitment on
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Highaltitude dive for cancer ANNE HARDIE It was minus 27 degrees celsius at 18,000 feet as 80-year-old Tom Millar was launched from the plane above Motueka, giving him a high-altitude buzz and helping his team raise more than $5,000 for the Cancer Society. Tom teamed up with fellow Summerset in the Sun retirement village resident, 81-year-old Andrew Thompson, along with staff members Darren Steer and
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Clockwise from left: Darren Steer, Jacques Doman, Andrew Thompson and Tom Millar prepare for their fundraising skydive. Photo: Chris Symes/Shuttersport.
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