ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

'MOTOR-CAR AND TRAMCAR. ' COLLISION AND SERIOUS .INJURIES.. ' (»>" TELISGRAPn—PIti:SS ASSOCIATION.) ' : Christchurch, February,. 23.. , 11r.,5. R. Merrett,,'shops manager of Christ-church Meat Company, was seriously injured last night in a collision between a motor-car and a tramcar 0:1 the Lincoln Road.

It appears that ho summoned Dr. Diamond to attend, his wife, who was in a critical condition, and. .both wero proceeding to Merrett's house in a motor-car when near- Clarbnco Road, a stray horse wandered- -across tho.Lincoln Road, and t.lie. motor-car, iu attempting to pass round it, collided by soma moans or otbor with an electric tramcar, which was proceeding in the opposita direction. . Tho motor-car was completely wrecked, three' of tho' wheels • being A torn off, and tlio occupants/werc'thrown on to tho road.' . Mr. Morrett received'a. fractured skull, and was rendered unconscious, but Dr.- Diamond was only slightly injured. Mr. Morrett had not. regained' consciousness up to 5 'o'clock this afternoon. ■ FOUND IN THE-HARBOUR. I " : Auckland, Fobruary 22.. Tho body of an'unknown man was found m the' harbour this morning.' It had" evidently been in' tho'water only'a few hours. A tram conductor ! namod William' Patrick, single, aged twenty-five years;, met''with' a painful accident at 3:30 oil Saturday afternoon whilst' collecting fares' at. Courtenay Place on a palaco car, No. 84, which was proceeding from tho city to Island' Bay .: As tho car was passing H. Kilpatrick's grocery establishment, Patrick, who was standing on tho step, cam'o i in contact with' tho - splash board of a spring trap used for. delivering goods, the result. being; that ho was thrown violently on to the street. He sustained a severe gash (from which blood flowed freely) on tho left side of tho head, and. Dr. Elliott, who was promptly oil, tho scene, ordered his removal to the, Hospital, whore he is now progressing as favourably as can bo expected;