MAN PINNED BY A TRAMCAR

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 195, 13 May 1924, Page 6

MAN PINNED BY A TRAMCAR

4 EXCITING HAPPENING IN MANNERS STREET An exciting happening occurred at Pcrrett’s Corner, at the junction of Manners Street and Willis Street, shortly after 6 o’clock last evening, in which the chief baker on the s.s. Ruahine came very near to losing the number of his mess. 'The man, John Moss, aged 42, essayed the dangerous feat of boarding a moving tramcar. He missed his footing, and fell, so it appeared to the spectators, underneath the wheels of the car. The car was promptly pulled up, and it was found that the victim of the accident was pinned by the leg. Willing helpers came to the rescue, and extricated the man from his precarious Slit. He was carried to the sidek, opposite the Albert Hotel, and, as he was unconscious, it was feared that he had been grieviouslv hurt. An examination, however, revealed that he had had a miraculous escape. The wheel of the tramcar had split the cloth of one leg of his trousers from knee to thigh, and hud just nipped the flesh of the leg, which was black and blue. He was conveyed to tho hospital, where he was admitted at 6.55 p.m. It was found that his injuries consisted of abrasions to the left leg. left hand, and left side of face. Though still in a dazed condition last night, it was not considered that his injuries were of a serious nature. Moss is a native of London.