FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 865, 11 July 1910, Page 6

FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

BOY KILLED AND MAN INJURED. A fatal bicycle accident occurred on a steep grade of the Island Bay Road known as Oalin s Loop, at 6.3U o'clock on Saturday night, ending in the death of a sixtetn-vtar-old lad naiued K«jy Uornish, who resided with bii parents at Viest Beacii, island tsay, and also tho serious injury of a retired banker, jir. ivenWHi. it ap]iears that Goruish was cycling down tr.e sienp grwlu mentioned at a fast pace, while Mr. and Airs. Fentou, an aged couple, were diking on tho road, in the same direction. Coniish, it is stated, ran into Mr. FoDton without warning, merely calliii" "Look out," as he coliided with him. .Mr. I'enton fell ; heavily to the ground, causing concussion of the brain, besides other injuries. Cornish also fell heavily to the ground ou .his head, causing a fracture of the baso of ti.i: skull. Mr. Fenton was conveyed Dr Jaarecr's residence, where his injliric , . v.cre attended to, and he was suhseqiui":tly taken to his home. Corn'i'u w; l: , pivtod up by a passing tramtar. ai r-'W of the police, was taucii to tl.:> ~> spital, where hs died at fi o'clcck -::■:> rnuy nionnng. Thi: tieccaict! V.ul vx :.n apprentice of Messrs.- Jenkins and .Mack, Plumbers, and his latm-r is rn. tho staff cf the A.M.I 5 . Society, .-.n inquest will be held at '.he si' 2 p.m. to-day. . M From iiiqnirios mad" last nig'K. iu was learnt that Mr. Fenton was Progressing as well .as can be cxpccied.