FATAL COLLISION.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20907, 14 July 1933, Page 19

FATAL COLLISION.

MILK VENDOR'S DEATH.

CAR AND MOTOR-CYCLE OUTFIT COLLIDE. . ■ \ collision at the intersection of • > Bwley avenue and Victoria street at 215' yesterday morning between a jnQtor-cycle with sidecar attached and '' .a motor-car resulted in the death of the rider of the former vehicle, Harold ' Thomas Deans, a single man, aged 28, of Avondale, and injury to his passenger, Geoffrey Ollivier, the wellImown lawn tennis Player, a single /-. man, living at St. Martins. '' The driver of the motor-car was ■ jjjss Nola Grace Edmonds, of 131 Bishop street, St. Albans. On the previous evening Deans had attended the . dairymen's ball, and • was returning from Papanui, where he had left his .'partner, when the accident occurred. He had just previously picked up. Ollivier. Miss Edmonds was returning east along Bealey avenue after driving some friends to their home. Both vehicles apparently swerved, but met at right-angles, the front left-hand mudguard of the car striking the motor-cycle and capsizing it. The machine finally came to rest on top of Deans, Ollivier having been thrown from the sidecar, apparently io to his head. Constable G. B. Wil*on, who was on duty not far away, : heard the crash, and, assisted by Miss / . JJdmonds, extricated Deans from the wreckage. Both Deans and OHivier were taken to the hospital in the am'j>ul3nce, but Deans died from his injuries at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Ollivier was reported yesterday to be progressing satisfactorily. An inquest was opened before Mr - H. P. Lawry, coroner, yesterday afternoon, when, after evidence of identification had been taken, the enquiry was adjourned sine die. Sergeant L . T, Moore represented the police.

DOCTOR'S COLLAPSE. heart failure the cause. , i (PMS« 4Stf OCXATIOV TBI.EOK.VIf.) 1 STRATFORD, July 13. .< * An inquest was held at Tangarakau into the death of Dr. C. J. Smith, who collapsed and died while on his way . r attend a patient on Tuesday evenJng. " ' A post-mortem conducted by Dr. * • Steven disclosed that Dr. Smith suf- » feted from heart failure, and a verdict was returned accordingly. « A witness, F. J. Nothcott, said that Ae went to the surgery and asked the • doctor to attend his small son. While ion the way Dr. Smith complained of - giddiness, and rested a while, but >-% later he went on. Subsequently he ..collapsed and became unconscious, but toon he recovered and insisted on goi . ing on. Witness sent for the district nurse, who arrived as Dr. Smith collapsed again and died. . Evidence was given by the nurse and Mrs Smith, who said that her husband enjoyed general good health. • Sergeant Kelly paid a tribute to Nurse Bursa, and also to Dr. Smith the coroner endorsing the remarks.