COLLISION BETWEEN TWO MOTOR-CYCLES

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 259, 31 July 1939, Page 13

COLLISION BETWEEN TWO MOTOR-CYCLES

Weekend Accidents Two motor-cyclists were injured when their machines collided on the Onslow Road on Saturday afternoon. Mr. W. Louis-Butler, boot-repairer, 100 Oriental Parade, received an injury to the right leg and shock, and Mr. W. A. Olive, factory hand, 30 Douglas Street, received a lacerated wound to the left, hand and abrasions to the left leg. Both were taken to hospital by the Fr"» While chopping wood yesterday Mr. J. Shaw, baker, ror>.«.. .. . .- ville, severed a finger of his left hand with an axe. He was attended by Dr. B. E. Wright before being taken to hospital. Mr. O. Smith, clerk, Packnkariki, fractured his left leg while playing football in Paekakariki yesterday. He was attended by Dr. D. O. Paterson, Paraparaumu, before being taken to hospital. When playing soccer for the Diamond first A division team against Waterside at the Basin Reserve on Saturday, Mr. L. Page, 27 Wilton Road, received a fractured left leg. An incised wound to his left hand was received by Mr. J. McCallum, 51 Central Terrace, while using a chisel yesterday. The injured persons wore taken to the Wellington Public Hospital by the Free Ambulance.

Knocked down by a taxi at the corner of Hill Street and Hawkestone Street, ■Wellington, at 9.55 p.m. last night, Air. S. McCarthy, labourer, Astor Terrace, received a fractured right leg and shock. The Free Ambulance took him from Tinakori Road to hospital.