ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21082, 6 February 1934, Page 10

ACCIDENTS

KNOCKED OFF CYCLE DEATH OF MAORI

IPRKS3 ASSOCIATION TILJCGFU M.) HAWERA. February 5. Following head injuries received when his motor-cycle collided with a motor-car on the highway near Okaiawa on Saturday evening, Bakei Wera. a single man, of Okaiawa, died in hospital this morning. A passenger on the cycle, Charlie Waitara, escaped with minor facial injuries, and was treated in hospital. The driver of the car, S. Cleaver, and his three passengers, were all unhurt. KILLED BY FALLING LOG (.MESS ASSOLIATIOX TBLtORAM.) MASTERTON. February 5. Lan Donald McKenzie, a married man. lost his life as the result of an accident, at his home at Whareama, about 30 miles from Masterton, last evening. 11l company with four other men McKenzie was loading two gum tree trunks on to a lorry. There were several bales of wool already on the lorry and the tree trunks were each about 45 feet long. One tree was successfully loaded and it was while the partywas loading the other one that the accident occurred. The thin end of the tree was lifted on to the lorry on top of the Wool and one of the men climbed up to hold it in place. The other four, including McKenzie, remained on the ground to manoeuvre the heavy end of the log, and they had almost succeeded in getting the tree on to the lorry when it suddenly slipped and rolled, striking McKenzie heavily on the chest and killing him. A verdict of accidental death in accordance with the medical evidence was returned at the inquest concerning the death of McKenzie. BOY KILLED WHEN HIT BY CAR (MESS ASSOCIATJO* TBLE6KAK.I DUNEDIN, February 5. At Burnside this morning, Charles Ritchie, aged 12, was knocked down by a motor-car and killed instantly. The boy, who resided with his mother, a widow, at Burnside, came out from behind a motor lorry so suddenly that a motor-car driven by Miss M. M. Glover, which was proceeding towards town, had no opportunity of avoiding him. STRUCK HY IRON BAR A man named Bell, working on the McCormack's Bay causeway yesterday morning received a cut on the forehead when an iron bar thrown down a cliff by some other men, struck him. Bell was taken to the Public Hospital by a St. John Free Ambulance, and after three stitches had been inserted he was discharged. FARMER DROPS DEAD ♦ (PRiiSS ASSOCIATION TBLICiRAU.) GISBORNE, February 5. John Pettie. a farmer, ofPukeamaru, Hicks Bay. well known in sportingcircles in the district, dropped dead this morning while working on a fence line. DEATH WHILE DRIVING SHEEP PRESS ASSOCiiTJOM Tr.LEGRA.JJ..) WAIROA, February 5. Robert Steven Smith, aged 65, died suddenly on Saturday while droving sheep. He was missed by a companion, who, on going to investigate, found Smith lying dead alongside his horse. Smith was very prominent as a horseman and owner in the early days, experiencing much success. For a number, of years he acted as starter for the local club.