ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3092, 24 May 1917, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

FATAL MOTOB-CAK. ACCIDENT. By Telegraph.—Presß Association. Napier, May 2.1. A- motor-car, owned by Peter Smith, collided with the hand-rail of a bridge near Petanc last night. Mr. and Mrs. Mnoar and their children, a man named Wilkinson, and two others were thrown out. One child was drowned, and the body has not been recovered. Wilkinson suffered minor injuries to a leg. Mrs. Mooar was also thrown into Hie river, but was rescued. Mr. and Mrs. Mooar and their youngest child are in hospital. The r«ar part of the car struck the wing of the bridge as the car was entering. FATAL HAttBOUR ACCIDRNT. Auckland, May 23. John Adams, a. married man, aired 70 years, a resident of Devonport. tr'ippod on the wharf and fell into the harbour. He was rescued alive, but subsequently expired.

NEWSPAPER RUNNER KILLED. Napier, May 23. Rupert Maney, aged fourteen years, a newspaper runner, was killer! instantly this evening in Hastings by a motor-car over-running liis bicycle, INQUIRY IN ELECTROCUTION CASE. Rotorua, May 23. The inquest on James Casev. wiio was killed on May Jl, while working at an electric light wire, was resumed before Mr. Dyer, S.M., Coroner, to-Oav. 'Die evidence allowed that deewsed niiii "WilW Herbert Hayden went to repair .1 Weak in the line wittumt, "to cte SJKftM engineer at the sub-statiOTv, as they -sKowVX, \JnsA flio.r )md left the 1 switch out and the current off. Their absence on the line not Ywvng \™>wn at ™ Rub-station, the switcTi was replaced, turning 011 the current, causing tbe accident. Hayden, who-had been badlv shocked was only able to Rive evidence now. The inquest was further adjourned to Lnesday next. Mr. Dvcr JinviV to leave Rotorua on Magisterial business. KNOCKED DOWN BY A. TRAMCAR. A coal carter named Peter MacCarron was admitted to the Hospital' yesterday afternoon- as a result; of being' knocked down by a tranicar in Moxham Avenue Kilbirnie. He received injuries to thehead and body, .and last night was reported to be <toiug as well as could he expected.