FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 5 February 1907, Page 3

FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.

JN THE OTUIA WUvS. Per Press Association. ; Ureyurouth, February 4. Quite a sensation was caused iu town to-day when word was received tliat one of the (JhristchurchOtira coaches had capsized, and the infant ton of ill' and -Mrs fcscott had been killed, and the other passenger, injur ed. Aa SO passengers left in the morning by train, relatives were eagerly Seekiug news, but none of an authentic nature could bo obtained. \\ was received that a special train would ar rive from Otira. at 'J.3O, and the staV" '"<» was liucd wltk 1 ,c0 1 ,1u - Jl found that only Mrs Scott, ili=s lvel lar and the dead child were passengers, the others iu the coach proceed in" to Chnstehurch by special coach. Miss Kellar, on being interviewed, stated that the passengers were -Mrs and Miss Condon, Miss Mussui, -Miss Bdiacf and child, Mr Meyer, Mis Scott and child, Miss Kellar, Mr Uavis, Mr and Mrs Home. The passengers had just taken their seats on the coach after climbing the Otira Uorgc. When the coach started down lull, they rounded the first turn safely but at the second the king bolt broke, and the coach capsized. The horses were fioing very fast. All the passengers were thrown out of the coach except Mrs Scott, who clung to the cacti and held lier child. She got caught and was dragged fully two hundred yards, the child getting the back of its head knocked in. Mrs Scott was badly m lured internally. Tlu» coach l»rok«» ngia in half, and the horses bolted with part of the coach. The driver. k»»t Bate, escaped without injury. Jhe pas sengers were more or less bruised. but not seriously, and were able to pioceed on their journey. Mis mo.l ami the little dead child were convey. ,1 from the station to Mrs k?"" 1 ' ' stretcher. The sad alfan m- .. quite a gloom over the town, lhe m iant was five months old. An "■ ■will be held to day.