ACCIDENTS & DEATHS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 77, 13 January 1936, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & DEATHS.

TWO YOUTHS INJURED. CAR ROLLS OVER SEVERAL TIMES. (Per Press Association). DUNEDIN, January 12. The bursting of a tyre of a car caused a serious accident near Mosgiei railway station about 7 p.m. on Saturday. The car, which was a heavy sedan, overturned, and, clashing in o a railway fence, snapped off several posts, and rolled over on to the line. Two occupants of the car, Haro Crawford, aged 17, and Ronald Wilson, aged 19, were admitted to hospital suffering from concussion and injuries to .their backs. The car, which rofled over several times, was badly da aged, and but for tbo fact that it had “S all-steel body, both lads, would probably have been lulled. SHIP’S ENGINEER DROWNED. * NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. The body of Mr Owen Shenvood, aged 21, second refrigerating engineer on the Port Adelaide, was found float ing in the harbour this morning. Mi Sherwood went swimming on Thursday morning, and failed to answer the roll when the vessel left at mid-day. search resulted in his clothes being found on the beach. Mr Shenvood was a native of Yorkshire.

YOUNG WOMAN KILLED. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day. Internal injuries which proven fatal within a few minutes were suffered by Iris Marjorie Morris, aged 21, when she fell from a motor cyclemi which she was riding pillion last night, lhe cvcle, which was ridden by Mr Barnard Carr, of' Opunake, skidded on the wet road, and although Mr Carr was able to keep his seat, his companion fell. CAR FALLS INTO HARBOUR. DUNEDIN, Jan. 12. At an early hour this morning a car returning from Portobello left the road and overturned into the harbour. Frances Boyle, aged 21, and William Peart, were admitted to hospital, the former with a lacerated hand, and Peart with broken ribs and concussion. man injured. WELLINGTON, Jail. 11. After being struck by the Napier express on the Paremata bridge, Mr James Andrews was taken to hospital in Wellington with severe injuries to his back. The train was quickly brought to a standstill when the accident happened, and a doctor among the passengers was called upon to attend to Mr Andrews. The delay to the train also held up tho in-bound Palmerston train for 25 minutes at Plimmerton. SCHOOLBOY FOT3W.D SHOT. PAHIATUA, This Day.

A secondary school boy, James Barraclough, aged' 16, was found dead at 10 o’clock last night in his bedroom at his parents’ bouse, with a bullet wound in his chest and a small rifle alongside. Deceased had just returned froin a holiday tour with an elder brother.