ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1917, Page 4

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

; KILLED WHILST SHOOTING By Telegraph,—Prigs AsgocJatipn. Waipawa, Nov. 19. . William Beere, aged 17, was killed a '', while out shooting. He wag getting through a fence when his guii caught in fchej wire and wu discharged, inflicting fatal injuries. * i CRUSHED BY TftAMCAik. ' „ lutikland, Nov. W. A discharged soldier, Jatne* S, Jack* ionj who returned from tile war a fen; weekg ago, fell off tho platform of m tram car on Saturday-night and rolled nnder one of tho wheels. , The car h«4 to be lifted before he could' be released. He wag conveyed to th 6 hospital tfnd his left leg amputated at the thigh. Jackson sustained other injuries, and if believed to be injured internally. Prevw oils to enlisting he was employed as 4 seaman in the intercolonial' trade. CART COLLIDES WITH .TRAIN. Christohurch, Nov. 19. , An accident occurred at Bell's cross* ing, near Hangiora, this morning, a, balcc-r's cart colliding with a train. Tha ilriyer of the cart, a youth named Clifford Earnshaw, broke his right leg and left arm, and received injuries to hig faco. INJURED BY FALLING COAL. , 01 rey mouth, Last Xighl :■ Aj man, named H. Leakman, was lim lured to-day by falling coal in the ft* wanui State mine, where he was work* "iff. He was immediately removed toI his home, where it was found that ho had sustained injuries, to his hack and , had a sprained aifkle, but it is not ex* pectcd ihe injuries will prove fatal.