ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 186, 8 August 1930, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

COLLIDED WITH TRAM.

MOTOR CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL.

A young- mail named Cook, residing at 9, Henley Street, Parnell, received abrasions and cuts to the face when the motor cycle lie was riding collided with a tramcar at the coruer of Ayr Street and Manukau Road, Parnell, shortly before nine o'clock this morning. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital by the St. John Ambulance. His condition is not serious. STRUCK BY TAXI. CHILD'S HEAD INJURIES. Head injuries were' received by a little girl, Jewel, Eolton, aged six, of 7, Glasgow Terrace, oft' Park Road, when she was struck by a taxicab driven by Mr. C. H. R. Bristow, at 5.45 p.m. yesterday, while she was playing with another child in the street near her home. She was taken by the driver of the car to the Auckland Hospital and her condition is reported as not serious.

PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL. Ail improvement is reported in the condition of both Mr. and Mrs. George Knight, of Mount Albert, who received head injuries when they were knocked down by a motor van in New North Road, Mount Albert, on Tuesday evening.

The condition of Mrs. Lucy Luckens, of Swanson, who suffered severe injuries to the spine when she was thrown from her horse on Wednesday afternoon, is reported by the hospital authorities to be still serious.

NO ONE TO BLAME. FATAL •-TALE' FB&M MOTOR CAR. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ INVERCABGILL, .Thursday. At an inquest concerning the death of Margaret McNay, a single woman, aged '40, who died in Wallacc Hospital at ■ Eiverton on Tuesday as the result of an injury received when she fell from a car 011 July 9, the jury returned a verdict that deceased died from injuries received to her spine as a result of having fallen • accidentally from a motor car, and that there was no blame attachable to anyone.

The deceased woman was a native of Dumfries, Scotland, and had no relatives in the Dominion

WOMAN FOUND HANGING. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GORE, Thursday. The body of Mary Jane Shanks, aged about 40, the wife of Mr. Robert Shanks, was found hanging in a barn at noon to-day. Mrs. Shanks was last seen. alive by her husband at eight o'clock this raornino\ They were working as a married couple for Mr. William Chittock, a farmer, of Gore.

MINER'S HEAD INJURED. FALL OF STONE AT WHANGAKEI. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHANGAKEI, Thursday. Following an accident through a fall of stone in Wilsons mine early this morning, Mr. John MeKernan, aged about 50, a miner, of Hikurangi, was admitted -to the Whangarei District Hospital with extensive wounds to the right side of his head, and also injuries to his chest and ankle. An operation was performed, and his condition is reported to be favourable.

damages awarded. injuries to motor cyclist. (By Telegraph. —Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Failure to observe the offside rule when he was crossing an intersection resulted in Soloman Tossman, a tailor, of Wellington, having a verdict of £077 °iven against him in a claim for damages heard before Mr. Justice Osfclei and a jury. . The plaintiff, John Brown Hopkirk, claimed £1083 on behalf of his son, Joseph Edward, aged 18, who suflered spinal and other injuries when he was struck while riding a motor cycle by a car driven by Tossman.