FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.

Waikato Times, Volume 2620, Issue XXXII, 27 April 1889, Page 2

FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.

(l)Y TELEGRAPH. —PKESS ASSOCIATION,) Hokitika, Thursday. A disastrous coach accident occurred between this place and Kumara about midday. Cameron's mail coach, when nearing Kumara and going down Sandy's Hill, the break would not work. The coach gained a great impetus, and capsized near a fence. The ring-bolt jumped out, and the horses galloped into Kumara with the fore wheels. There, were 10 passengers, all of whom were more or less injured. A young man, William White, of Gruymouth, had his leg broken in three places. His arm was also broken, and he sustained internal injuries, and died this afternoon in great pain. Constable Bennett was injured in tho legs and body and is believed to have two ribs broken. Miss JSenzon had a rib broken, (falbrahh, the jockey, had the small bone of tho wrist broken, Taylor, the driver, had his chest sprained, and is injured internally. All the others are m:>re or less hurt, though not seriously. The coach was smashed to pieces. Tulley, a runner of the West Coast Times, who occupied tho top scat of tho coach with too little girls, threw them into the bushes as the coach was going down, and they escaped uninjured. He had not time to save himself and was much bruised.