ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 19658, 10 September 1927, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

OUT DOWN BY CAR. An inquest on tho death of Frederick W. Woolley, railway bridge inspector, who died in Christchurch Hospital on September 5 from injuries sustained in a collision between an electric battery railway car and a motor trolly, was continued before Mr Young, S.M. yesterday. - s Edward James Bradley said that on September 5 he was driving an electric battery car from Little River, when suddenly a dark object appeared before him. lie applied the brakes. A motor trolly was being removed from the line, but witness was unable to stop in time to avoid a collision. The trolly was nearly clear of the line and Woolley was well clear. Witness backed his car and lifted the injured man on board. He first saw the trolly about 7oyds away and be stopped the car in about 100yds. The car had been travelling at about thirty-five miles ,pcr hour. Indications were that the car struck the trolly, and tho trolly struck Woolley, causing bis injuries. The car could not have been stopped any sooner. Edward 1 James Wilson, car inspector, said there were no given specifications as to the distance in which a car could be pulled up from a given speed. Tho inquest was adjourned to enable exact evidence to be procured as to the braking powers and lighting radius of the car.—Press Association. DEAD FOR DAYS. Elizabeth Laing, a married woman, aged about sixty, was found dead in bed in her home at Masterton. It is believed ’.that death took place about eleven days ago. Deceased’s husband had been away at a farm attending to lambing operations for three weeks, and failure to get an answer to bis telephone calls aroused his suspicion. The doctor who was summoned states that death was due to heart failure. An inquest will bo held to-morrow. JAMMED BETWEEN TRUCKS. James Laughton, employed in tho Harbor Board’s quarry at Cobden, was jammed between two tracks yesterday, and fatally injured. He leaves a widow and four "young children.—Greymoutli 'message. DEATH FROM TOXAEMIA. The coroner, Mr Meldrura, resumed the inquiry at Greymoutli into tho circumstances concerning tho death of Airs Toohey. A verdict was returned that tho deceased, Martha Isobel Toohey, died in the Greymoutli Hospital on July 7 from toxaemia, following an illegal operation performed upon her at Christchurch between Juno 12 and 21, but there was no evidence before the court to prove who had performed the operation.