RIDING ACCIDENT
YOUTH’S LEG FRACTURED
CRASH INTO POWER POLE A serious accident occurred on the mud-flat at Ohiwa on Thursday, when John Batey, aged 17 years, son of Mr and Mrs G. G. Batey, Kutarere, sustained a fractured leg when the horse he was riding collided with a power pole. The accident occurred at a time when some neighbours were passing on their way into town, otherwise the accident may not have been noticed for some time. -The tide in that place rises five feet, completely covering the mud-flat.
The injured youth was removed to the Opotiki Hospital.
The horse was also severely injured. y
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 36, 11 October 1946, Page 5
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105RIDING ACCIDENT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 36, 11 October 1946, Page 5
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