ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
(Per Press Association.) Wellington, last night
Edward Looney, aged 60 years, was struck by a passing train near Tborndon Quay yesterday-afternoon, and died in the hospital late last night. At tbo inquest on Edward Looney, killed on tbo railway line, a verdict of aocidonta) death wus returned, with a rider suggesting that a plainer nolice",be put up at the crossing noar the scene of the accident, and that the -Government should enforce tho prohibition against trespassers on the line.
Nelson, last night.
The West Coast coach, in charge of the driver, Thomas Newman, capsized at Owen Junction yeeterdoy through the horse shying. • All the passengers, were thrown out and were much shaken? Mr Pollock, of the Nelson Lands Office, was severely injured about the hip. A doctor has gone out to attend him. The coach was not much domuged and came od to Longburn,
Hokitika, last night,
William Hillward, admif.cdto the hospital yesterday, suffering from-coDcassion, died this morning. The cause of his ic» ’jury is uncertain. He took part in a football match on Saturday, und went about his work as usual Subsequently., He first complained yesterday and rapidly sank. He was a native of Lyttelton, aged about 30.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1469, 1 June 1905, Page 1
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