[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] KNOCKED DOWN BY A MOTOR CAR

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 1, 1 July 1912, Page 3

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] KNOCKED DOWN BY A MOTOR CAR

AGED WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE CHEISTCHURCH. 30th June. Hannah, Dunn, wdity years of age. imd a widow, residing at Saaidyfordptreet, S>ikuhara, was knocked down by a. motor-car in Colombo-street, Sydenham, about 5.40 yesterday evening j and died from injiirieß received. ■ \ At tho inijfuesti to-day, Thomas ' Guy, owner and driver of tho tiai'j stated' that ho was licenced to ply for hire. He was returning to town on his proper eide of the street, when a niotorman.on a tram caa- behind rang his bell, ,and witness, in order to avoid a collision, with, two cyclistts who were on their wrong side. " crossed to his wrong side of the road. When turning to return to his proper side deceased suddenly appeared in the middle of tho road, and the next tiling ho knew was that the car had knocked her down. At the time of the accident his car was going between four aocl five miles an Tiouri Immediately h& saw the woman he applied tho brakes, and believed that he pulled up within tivo or six feet. The. coroner advised witness always (q keep ou his .proper eid(j of tho rpaid. He recorded tho following ..verdict : L -"l'liai( £&e' deceased was kjyikjj iv Cq-

lombo street, Sydenham, by being knocked down by a motor-car driven by one Thomas Guy while on his wrong side of the street." It is probable that the police will proceed further in the matter.