ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 68, 24 June 1916, Page 7

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

killed qy falling tree. I Per Press Association. J (1 rev month, June ! 22. A bush-felling fatality occurred at \yberg’s Mill, at Kuril, this afternoon Michael Moloney, aged 50 years, and a single man, who was a tramlay'er, was working, when a tree fell, ] striking him on the head. Death was instantaneous. A sister resides at Wellington. MOTOR-CAR RUN DOWN BY EXPRESS. Palmerston North, June 2i. A fatai affluent occurred on me i-..,,,. . v line this afternoon. A taxican, uriven by a man named -Madge, or Palmerston rsortli, wan tnree passengers y-j. Kvaris, stock agent, or Palmerston, Mr H. H. Cloudy and Mrs Goads, fanners of ilu'anuD, was attempt.ng to cross tne railway line on the Pannerston side of Taonui station, but collided with the New Ply-moucn-w eaiiigtoa express. The taxi was approaching from the lelt hand side. it was completely ...Aided, and was going the same way a., tim train was. Tne driver could I m-t see or hear the express coming, .....i went straight on the line, where the express crashed into the cab, at i an estimated speed of 15 miles per hour. me taxi was smashed to matchwoou. The driver and Mr Deans escaped with minor injuries, but Cloudy ar.il Mrs .Cloudy were thrown back,on their heads on to the cattle stops, re-

ceiving very serious injuries. The express pulled up, and the injured people were brought to Palmer-.-.ton and conveyed to the hospital, where Goudy died Imm head injuries. Mrs Gundy’s condition., is.’critical. if*’] f ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE SMASH. Palmerston N., dune 24. Mrs Goudy, another victim of the smash, is dead.