ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21245, 17 August 1934, Page 15

ACCIDENTS

STRUCK BY MOTOR-CAR Robert Duncan, of 438 Papanui road, received head injuries when he was thrown to the ground by a motor-car. outside the Crystal Palace last even-j ing. The St. John Free Ambulance j received a call to the Square at i 10.25, and took Duncan to the Christ-j church Public Hospital, where he was, admitted. His condition last evening! was stated to be satisfactory. I i I CHILD'S DEATH IN HOSPITAL U'RF.SS *33 ('IATKiX IEI-KOIUJ:.. AUCKLAND, August 16. A child aged four years and eight j months, named Ronald Harvey, apparj cntly accidentally strangled himself in ; ! the Auckland Hospital yesterday. ! i According 1o the police report to the , coroner, the child had bronchial pneu-I monin, and it was found necessary to restrain him in a jacket. One of the bands of the jacket got round his neck and he died of asphyxia. The inquest to-day was adjourned and, at Ihe suggestion of the hospital superintendent, a post-mortem examination will be made. FATAL FALL FROM TRAM (I'BBSS iSSOC'-IATIOS; TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND. August 16. Fatal injuries were received by Mrs Catherine Goodwin, aged about 38, of Ponsonby. when she fell from an inward bound tramcar in Karangahape road. She was taken to the hospital in a taxi, but was dead on arrival. As far as is known there were no eye-witnesses of the accident. It is believed that Mrs Goodwin was standing on the front platform of a tramcar which was slowing down for a stop, and lost her balance, so that she fell heavily, striking her head, BOY DROWNED IN RIVER (PRESS ASSOCIATION TCLEOUAM.) NEW PLYMOUTH, August 16. The overturning of a sledge in the flooded Kapuni river, South Taranaki, resulted in the drowning of Gordon Prestidge, aged 15, Heroic but unavailing efforts at rescue were made by his brother Leonard, aged 22. The body was swept downstream, and was recovered half a mile away.