MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 278, 3 May 1915, Page 4

MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENTS.

ONE MISHAP PItOVES FA£AL. A S'EOCK AGKNTJtILLSD:-.-. Motor lueycles were concerncdiin time accidents', .which . took place oh,.Saturday, one being fatal and two minor accident*. The victim in the fatal accident was Mr. William McCormick, a .stock agent in the -jmploy oF Mr. Xewton King, and a son of Mr. Patrick McCormick, of llurfoni Road. Mr. McCormk*'was-rid-ing- into New Plymculh on his motor bieyc!*iiiboiit 7 p.m. and when in Petone dully, near Talnraimaka, lie collided with u trap. He was struck by one of the shafts and received injuries from wldcX he died in a .few Minutes. The trap? in which were, Messrs A. C. McDonald and S. Cameron, was proceeding in; liha opposite direction to the cyclist. M; McCormick died bcf.jj». medical assistant could be obtained, and the p&ireo removed tho, body ,-io. the morgue at; New Plymouth. An inquest will be ogened at the Courthouse this morning. ; The vicinity of Scrwener's Store in jDevon Street Fast <vas the scene ;«aothcr accident,, A saator bicycle, ridden by Mr. lAhlridgc,- with whom was i.Miss Cathro, collict.nl with a vehicle 'in the afternoon, but both escaped witln. 'out serious injuries^.. . Another motor biiycle with side-civ;» attached failed to answer the rider*, movement to turn- at the foot of tine Mangahone Hill on the Waitara Road, with the result'that the machine tert the road and dtijhad into a the side. The occupants escaped "tjnhurt.