CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 8 April 1926, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. By ToleffrapU—Precis Association OTAIvI, April 7. A verdict of accidentally killed was returned on Nita. Blanche,Cundy, who, us the result of a motor accident, was killed. The car capsized over a bank at AVaikanae. ' LEVEL. CROSSING SMASH. By Telegraph—Proas Association LEVIN, April 7. A serious collision took place at four o’clock this afternoon at the Tyne Street level crossing, just inside the borough, when the southbound express from New Plymouth struck a heavily laden metal lorry, The lorry was driven by Thomas Johnson, a young,married man, who suffered serious injuries to his head, and was removed'to a private hospital. ■ The lorry was completely wrecked, and the locomotive disabled. The.train was held up for an hour and a half, as also was the Auckland express-, and the local express while another engine was produced. KILLED ON THE ROAD. By Tfllesraph—Association. NAPIER, April 7. An unknown pedestrian, a man aged about 60, was-killed on tho Taradnle road this evening by being run into by a car driv.eu by-T. C. Lowry, of Okawa, a wcll-knotvn cricketer. Mr Lowry was travelling at about 25 to 28 miles per hour, when tho man suddenly walked across the road. Tho driver swerved, but the left mudguard struck the pedestrian, killing him. DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. By Telegraph—rSress -Association. 6REYMOUTH, April 7.

At the inquest on Henry Houghton (61), miner, Dunollie, who died on Monday in the Grey River Hospital ■ wln'st under an anaesthet.e f-or an operation. Mr Metdrum,-Coroner, returned a verdict that death was due to respiratory lailuro during an operation for peritvent certain death, every precaution onitis, an operation necessary to prebeing taken by the doctors. FATAL FALL. By Tele^rnpli—Press Association. • DUNEDIN, April 7. George Spence MW), labourer. married. died in hospital as a result of a fall from a tramcar on Monday. Medical evidence showed that deceased had haemorrhage of the brain and. X-rays suggested that the skull was fractured.

Deceased was a returned soldier. He was gassed in France ,alid suffered, from a weak heart. ‘ FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. By Telegraph—Press- Association.. 7'i INVERCARGILL, April 7\ Particulars, or the. fatal motor capsize near Dipton on Tuesday niternopn, show that a car,, driven by Thomas Price, farmer, .of .Benwore, skidded’-in loose gravel, and capsized. Price and Alexander McKenzie w-’era pinned underneath. Th e latter's li.eaii was crushed, death being practically instantaneous. _ Price sustained severe head injuries, and was removed; to hospital in a grave condition. - : : ' £ John Murphy, another occupant,-'/es-caped with broken ribs, and facia! cuts. Deceased was lor some years Works foreman at Bluff, and loft yesterday:-to assist harvesting on his nephew’s farm.