ACCIDENTS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20715, 28 November 1932, Page 10

ACCIDENTS.

• —♦ CAR OVERTURNED. COLLISION IN CITY. V cur overturned and , another mounted a concrete licrbing and rau into a tree in a collision which occurred early on Saturday afternoon on the west side of tbt; Hereford street and Fitzgerald avenue intersection. An iniuvv to a knee necessitating her admission to the i.ewisham jlospitaiNvaa sustained by Mrs McPhail the vii'c of Mr A. E. McPhail, president of the Canterbury Kugby Union, but apart from severe shakings the other occupants of t.lie cars were unhurt. . Mr and Mrs McPhail, with their daughter and Mr and MrR • oucv, Avcrc in. one car and M * I_» of 41 Biviidwr road, was tlie rlrirtr o the other car, which was overturned. Mr McPhail was driving south along Fitzgerald avenue and the other car an oi)cn tourer, was going east along Hereford street. The force of! the impact was such that the latter car was turned completely round and o\ crturned. Mr Cooper crawled from underneath unhurt. Tho car was badly damaged. Mr McPhail's car ran over the concrete kerbing and came to a stop ™Jh the lmmncr bar against a tree. -The _ car was considerably damaged, the right mudguard and running board bein„ crumpled and smashed, a large dent caused to the body of the car, and tho r-hassis twisted. Yesterday Mrs McPhail was progressing favourably. HEAD INJURIES. A liov, Cecil Orange, of 01 Iritzgerald street, 'received head injuries from a fall from his bicycle in Eadley street yesterday afternoon and "was admitted to tho Christchurch Public Hospital. H s condition is satisfactory. CHAMPION BROADSIDER HURT. (I'EESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, November 27. The world's champion broadsider, Eric Langton, aged 25, of England, received slight concussion when the front tyre of his machine burst during an exhibition ride at tho opening of the "Western Springs Speedway last evening. Langton was admitted to the Auckland Hospital and his condition to-day is not serious. The crash occurred prior to the commencement of the racing, when tho four Englishmen, Langton, "Tiger" Stevenson, Eric Gregory, and W. Phillips, were engaged in an exhibition ride. Langton and his machine turned over several times, the rider boing injured "when his mount struck him.

boy dies prom injuries. (I'KEoS AFSOCIATIOX TELF.OK.iK.) NELSON", November 26. Kenneth Turner, aged 16, died in hospital as the result of injuries suffered in a motor accident at 11.30 p.m. last night. Turner, in company with two other youths,, was in a motor-ear, which capsized when turning a corner. _ Leslie Bowden, the driver, sustained minor injuries. SCHOOLBOY DROWNED. U*RESS ASSOC.! .\TIOK TET.EGRAW-J HAMILTON, November 26. Athol Pooley, aged seven, who went bathing with two companions after leaving school yesterday, was drowned in a pool near where the Wainui creek joins Raglan harbour. The boy became separated fom his companions, who ran for assistance. A Maori working ncarbv swam out and recovered the bodv. Artificial respiration was unsuccessful. The boy was the third son of Mr James Pooley, Raglan.