CYCLIST'S FALL.
UNCONSCIOUS IN HOSPITAL. (By Telegraph.—O'.vn Correspondent.) PAEROA, this day. / As Mr. L. F. Jones, a farmer, of Komata, was proceeding to his home shortly before eleven last night, he heard groans coming from the roadside near Mr. J. Wright's residence at the Puke, Paeroa. Mr. Jones, who was on horseback, dismounted, and found a man lying near a bicycle, bleeding profusely, and unconscious. Assistance was sought from a nearby resident's place, and a doctor was telephoned for On arrival he ordered the removal of the injured man to a private hospital The victim proves to be a returned solder named Jack Douglas Gordon Crawford, aged about 35, employed at Wynyard's Flaxmill, at Awaite. \ p . parently he was returning to Paeroa where he boards, when the accident occurred. Crawford is well known in local Rugby circles as a player and reieree: he is also an assistant scoutmaster. Inquiries this niornln<r elicit that he is still unconscious. The cause of the accident is unknown, as the bicycle is not damaged.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 12, 15 January 1926, Page 6
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