ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1932, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

KILLED BY MOTOR CYCLE. (Per Press Association— Copyright.) AUCKLAND, June 29. FaLil injuries were received by James Bent Warner. ' aged seventy years, stationer, of Ponsonby, as the nwmlt'bf being struck by a motor cycle and side van in the city.- Warner received a fractured skull: and died in the Hospital. The rider of the cycle, Kenneth Parnell, was thrown off. and lie ■'received head injuries. ITis condition is not serious.

ACCIDENT’S FATAL SEQUE'I

CHRISTCHURCH, June 30

Constable Harold Henderson, a married man, with (fight children, of Linwood, died in the hospital this morning, as file toe si lit! of double pneumonia, following upoll if fall from a bicycle. ’He was formerly 'stationed at Wellington, Fielding and Lumsdeii.

A CONSTABLE INJURED. AUCKLAND, June 29

An unusual accident occurred on a. (fily-hmmd traniear yesterday ol tenioon when Constable R W r earing, of 98, (Suiimier Street. Ponsonby, received injuries as tha result ot striking his head on a | lain way rrnl r (! 1 pule. Constable Wearing and Con-table F. \. Drew were standing on the I rout platform and when near the Trades Hall the former put Ids lien’l out el I’m right side to look at the destination sign mi the car. The car was traveling at 15 miles an hour and tlm constable’s head runic, ill violent contact with the centre pole. He was rendered unconscious, but was prevented l , ’om falling from the car by his com pan ion. II is condition is fairly serious..