WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 9

WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.

ANOTHER CROSSING SMASH. MAN AND WOMAN INJURED. BOTH IX CRITICAL CONDITION. (l'.y Telegraph.— Press Association.) PALMERSTOX N., Sunday. The Wellington-Auckland express crashed into a fivc-seater motor car at Shannon yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Spooner, of Palmerston Xorth, was driving the car, and was accompanied by Mrs. Baker, of Shannon. The car was smashed to atoms. Both occupants were badly lacerated and are in a critical state. The accident occurred at a crossing on a side road just north of Shannon. Flung 20 yards from the car, Mrs. Baker was picked up in a critical condition. She is suffering from internal injuries. The driver was pinned under the car, and when found lie was unconscious. Both were removed to Palmerston Xorth on the train, and were sent on to the hospital.

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED.

THROWN THROUGH WINDSCREEN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) IX VERCARGILL, Sunday. While riding his motor cycle along lilulf Road yesterday afternoon Colin X ieholson, aged 21, ot Bluff, collided with a car which was being towed to Invercargill for repairs, 'ihe impact threw liiin through the wind screen. He was badly cut about the face and head, and was removed to hospital, where it was ascertained that lie iiad also received a tracturo of the left thigh. His condition is very serious.

UNDER MOVING TRUCKS

RAILWAY PORTER ESCAPES DEATH. • ••> It'll,—i.li - . iL-..s Association.) IN VERCARGILL, Sunday. George Cleat, a. railway porter, was about to pass between some stationary wagons yesterday afternoon wlien another rake of wagons shunted into the stationary rake and knocked him down between the rails. The wagons passed over lii 111. Fortunately none of his limbs crossed the rails as he fell.

lie was badly bruised and was removed to hospital.

HORSES IN FOOTBALL CROWD

TWO MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. ,1.1 icicy. -■ iti'js Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. Two draught horses, frightened by the dense crowd streaming out of Atiiletic Park and down Rintoul Street after a Rugby football match yesterday, broke away from the man leading them. They dashed oft" down the road and among the crowd. One horse struck a young man, hurling him with violence for several yards along the road. The pedestrian's leg was badly injured. The other horse struck another man and hurled him headlong, injuring him about the head. The animals were caught before further damage occurred.

LINE UMPIRE'S LEG BROKEN

JTRUCK BY TWO PLAYERS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.* INVERCARGILL, Sunday. An unusual accident occurred during a Rugby match yesterday afternoon. Thomas Finnerty, a married man, 32, who was acting as line umpire, was running up the line ( to signal ''touch" when an opposing wing three-quarter dived for the bull near the line. The two men collided at the twenty-live Hag, knocking the Hag and Mr. Finnerty over. A crack was heard by spectators in all parts of the ground, and it was thought the Hag support had been smashed. It was ascertained, however, that Mr. Finnerty had sustained a fracture of both bones in the lower part of his left leg. He was removed to hospital.

DINGHY OVERTURNED

TWO HULK-KEEPERS RESCUED. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. There was a stiff blow on the harbour yesterday two hulk-keepers, Patrick Keegan and Anthony Home, discovered when they attempted to come ashore for the afternoon. They were sailing a small dinghy, and it was struck by a squall and overturned. They clambered on to the upturned craft. The pilot boat fortunately was at the Pipitea wharf, and it went to their help at once.

COLLISION IN HAMILTON.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. A motor car driven by Mr. Howard Adams, of Ulster Street, Hamilton, and a motor lorry driven by Mr. Percival Ireland, of Te Rapa, collided at the corner of Massey and Lincoln Streets, Frankton Junction, yesterday morning. Mr. Adams' father. Mr. W. L. Adams, aged 70 years, had two ribs broken. The car was damaged.