DEATH OF A DRIVER
COLLAPSES ON LOAD OF METAL.
By Telegraph.—Press Association,
Dunedin, April 26.
As iv horse drawing a cart loaded with metal was proceeding through a city street to-day, it was noticed that the driver had apparently collapsed on top of his load. The horse was stopped and investigation showed that the iunn was dead. The body was taken to the morgue, and later it was ascertained that deceased’s name was John Pearce, and that he had resided at Neville Street, Caversham. Ho -mas aliout 70 years of and bad been carting for the same employer for a number of years. At tlie inquest ft verdict of death from natural causes was returned.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 181, 27 April 1921, Page 4
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