ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1933, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

REMARKABLE RECOVERY,

(Per Frets Association '■' Copyright .)

WELLINGTON, December 28.

A remarkable recovery to health after suffering a broken back.has been the good fortune'of Mr R, L. Hughes, of Tiratu, near Dannevirke, who. met with an accident while hunting about seven months ago. Grave doubts were at first entertained as to the possibility of his recovery, but after six months’ piassage: while being in plaster of paris, Mr Hughes Tias .qhnost completely recovered and was able to walk about, his • home;i, on Christmas Day. ’■ .■■, ■ -■ '

FARMER’S THIGH FRACTURED.

LONG AMBULANCE JOURNEY.

AUCKLAND, January 2.

A farmer with an leg, Mr Edwin George Tindall, aged 55, received painful injuries in an accident on his farm near Ma’takana. . - A •

In company with a neighbour, Mr Tindall was taking the milk cans back to the farm on a sledge when suddenly the horse shied and broke into a gallop. The sledge was capsized and Mr Tindall was thrown heavily, receiving a bad fracture of. the thigh above the artificial leg. . 1 - " ' A St. John ambulance was summoned from Auckland and' t;he injured man was admitted, to the Auckland Hospital shortly after 5; p.m. His condition last evening was fairly serious.

MOTOR CAR STRIKES POLE.

BLENHEIM, January 4.

As the result of a break down in the steering gear, a motor car driven by Douglas Isaac Charles Bryan, aged 55, of Queen Street, Westport; who was accompanied by. his -wbe, < and three children, crashed, out of control, into a concrete power pole in, Grave Road and was hopelessly wrecked: The occupant had a marvellous escape from serious injury, as the impact shattered the post in two places. The victim sustained cuts and bruises and were admitted to the hospital.