Skateboard warning
PA Auckland The Auckland Coroner. Mr A. D Copeland. has warned children of the .dangers of riding skateboards on public roads He was releasing his findings on the death on April 2 of a boy aged seven who collided with a car while rid ; ng a skateboard near his home. "This case emphasises the dangers of riding I skateboards on public roads," said the Coroner. He found that Andrew Moana Bidots died after suffering severe head injuries. The Coroner said that the 'driver of the car had ■stopped when he saw ihe bov coming towards him, and that no blame whatsoever could be I attributed to him.
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Press, 28 May 1979, Page 19
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