ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21423, 15 March 1935, Page 6

ACCIDENTS

* KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR Edgar Mulholland, of Bligh's road, Papanui, was admitted to the Christchurch Public Hospital last evening with shock and concussion, received when his bicycle was struck by a motor-car at the corner of North road and Winter's road about 7.30 o'clock. His condition was stated to be satisfactory. MOTOR-CARS COLLIDE Mrs Batchelor, of Rotherhum, and a child received head injuries on Tuesday when a motor-car driven by Mrs Batchelor, collided with another motor-car driven by H. Thornley, of The Peaks, between the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association's store and Fisher's store, Hawarden. Both persons were attended by Dr. Wood, of Hawarden. Mrs Batchelor's car was badly damaged, and another car belonging to Mr J. F. Cracroft Wilson, which was at the corner, was also slightly damaged. SPEEDWAY RIDER INJI'RED (TREHS ASSOCIATION TEI.EHRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 14. As the result of a fall on a spcedI way last night, Peter Phillips, a local rider, received an injury to the shoulder end ihis morning was removed to hospital. Until X-ray photographs are available, it, is not known hew long he will have to slay there. Ho had made arrangements to leave for .England by the Rangitiki to-mor-row. FIVE PERSONS INJURED (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) vINVERCARGILL, March 14. Early this morning a taxi containing seven passengers collided with a telegraph pele on the North road when returning to the city, resulting in injuries to C. F. Lowe, G. Braxton and Mrs E. Ross (Invercargill), Miss W. Branks (Riverton) and R. F. Keith, of Henley. The last-named suffered a broken leg. The driver, J. Green, was only slightly hurt, but the passengers injured were admitted to hospital suffering from cuts, -ibrasions and shock. The ear was severely damaged. One passenger escaped injury, but he cannot be found in the meantime. The noise of the impact was heard a considerable distance away, and roused the neighbourhood.