ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1918, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. ,To Kuiti, March '2. William M. Nasli, 44 years of age, who wa s discharged as a soldier from Trenthaui on February 13, and who hurt since been working at I'mururu, was a iirst-elass passenger from Frankton to Wellington. He attempted to board the train at Te Kuiti last evening, missed his footing, and fell. The train passed over him, and lie died almost immediately as the result of liis injuries. He was a native of Sydney. An eyewitness states that Xash had le/t the carriage at Te Kuiti and made no attempt to re-hoard the train until it commenced its journey. He attempted to get on the carriage reserved for ladies, which is located right in tile centre of the train, but as there is only one entrance platform on these carriages, which are the old dining-cars, lie slipped into space. His plight was witnessed by a station employee, who caught hold of the man, but could not hold him, being yi danger also of getting dragged under the tipin- , The express was instantly, stopped, tout by this time it had' passed over the unfortunate man, killing, him instantly. ' KXOINEER'S LONELY DEATH. i'aeroa, March 2. A man named John Walker, 69 years of age, was found dead in bed at his home, Karangahake Road, near Pacroa, this morning! Deceased lived by himself, and it is thought that he passed away on Thursday night. He was ail engineer by trade, and leaves two sons, one at the front and one in Wellington. KILLED INSTANTLY. Dargaville, March 2. Whilst working in a road cutting at ! Duck Creek this morning, Stefnrio . flarda, a married man. 55 years of age, was killed bv a fall of earth, death being instantaneous. II AW EE A KICSIDKXT'S HARROW I Mr. W. J. Mahoney, chief clerk of the TTawera Post Office, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Friday afternoon. He was motoring to Wanganui with a. friend, and v' ■ -ear Westmere, . it seems, the car ?' ■ blind culvert, I ■".iiig it to capsi:-''. Mahoney sns- , ' 'ned a sprained ankle and some lahraeions to the head—Sti