WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 190, 13 August 1928, Page 10

WEEK-END ACCIDENTS.

ANOTHER CROSSING SMASH.

MAN AND WOMAN INJURED. BOTH IX CRITICAL CONDITION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., Sunday. Tin- Wellington-Auckland express era-tied into a five-seater motor car at Shannon yesterday afternoon. Mr. J, Spooner, of Palmerston North, 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 ear, and when found he was unconscious. Both were removed to Palmerston Xorth on the train, and were sent,oa to the hospital.

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED.

THROWN THROUGH WINDSCREEN. (By Telegrapli.—Press Association.) 1N VERCARGILL, Sunday. YVliilo riding his motor cycle along Bluff Road yesterday afternoon Colin Nicholson, aged -1, ot Blulf, collided with a car which was being towed to lnvercargill for repairs. The impact threw him through the wind screen. He was badly cut about the face and head, and was removed to hospital, where it was ascertained that he Lad also received a fracture of the. left thigh. His condition id very serious.

TJNDER. MOVING TRUCKS.

RAILWAY PORTER ESCAPES DEATH. <Uj 'felvjrrapli.—l'l'i'ss Afcsuclatiou.) IN VERCARGILL, Sunday. George (.lent, <•«. railway porter, was about lo pa*s between some stationary wagons yesterday afternoon when another rake of wagons shunted into tlie stationary rake aud knocked iiini down between the rails. The wagons passed over him. Fortunately none of his limbs crossed the rails as he fell.

He was badly bruised aud was removed to hospital.

HORSES IN FOOTBALL. CROWD.

TWO MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. (By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. Two draught horses, frightened by the dense crowd streaming out of Athletic Park and down Rintoul Street after a Rugby football match yesterday, broke away from the man leading them. They dashed off down tho road and among the crowd.

Ono horso struck a young man, hurling him with violence for several yards along tho 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.

STRUCK BY TWO PLAYERS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) I\"VEKCAKGrILL, Sunday. An unusual accident occurred during a Rugby match yesterday afternoon. Thomas Finncrtv, a married man, aged 32, who was acting as line umpire, was running up the lino to signal "touch" when an opposing wing three-quarter dived for the hall near the line. The two men collided at the twcntv-fivc flag, 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 hud been smashed. It was ascertained, however, that Mr. Finnerty ]iad sustained a fracturc of l.oth hones in the lower part of his left leg. lie was removed to hospital.

DINGHY OVERTURNED

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iCy Telegraph.— Own Correspondent.)

WKI.UNtiTON, this day

There was a still" blow on the harbour ye-tcnlay two hulk-keeper:?, 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 onee.

COLLISION IN HAMILTON,

(Dy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)

HAMILTON", this day,

A motor car driven by Mr. Howard Adams, of L'l-tor Street, Hamilton, and a motor lorry driven by Mr. Percival Ireland, of Te Kapa, collided at, the corner of Massey and Lincoln Streets, Frajikton Junction, yesterday morning. Mr. Adams' father. Mr. W. L. Adams, aged 70 years, had two ribs broken. The car wan damaged.