BOY KILLED

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 9

BOY KILLED

THREE MEN INJURED

MOTOR-TRUCK RAJ\I INTO

BOAT

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, April 21. A 14-year-old schoolboy was killed instantaneously and thre> men were injured in an unusual accident that occurred at Macandrew Bay at about 5.45 on Saturday evening. . A motortruck, which was proceeding towards Dunedin, struck a 14ft sailing boat that was being dragged across the road into .Howard Street.'After striking, the yacht the truck veered across the road and capsized over the sea wall into the water. ■'. ■ * , lan Robert Sullivan, aged 14 years, who resided in Hazel Avenue," Dunedin, was killed. Those hurt were Frank Stunner, a married man, Jiving at Macandrew Bay, injuries to left leg and shock; John Baillie, a young man living at 650 Cumberland Street, shock and cuts on his arms; and Alexander Geddes, a young man of 234 Hanover Street, lacerated hand and shock. Sullivan, in company with two youths, William Trotter and Charles i. Robinson, was assisting Mr. Stunner to drag his sailing boat across the main highway. The boat was mounted on a trolley and Sullivan and Mr. Stunner were pushing near the stern of the yacht, when the motor-truck, driven by James McNulty, Dunedin, I struck the boat aft. Sullivan received severe injuries and must have died instantaneously. Mr. Stunner i was not seriously injured, but was removed to the Dunedin Hospital. After the impact the truck veered across the road and overturned into the .water. The driver escaped injury, but the two passengers, Messrs. Baillie and Geddes, had to be taken to hospital, where they were admitted at 7 o'clock. An inquest on Sullivan was opened before Mr. H. W. Bundle, SIM.y this afternoon and, after evidence of identification had been given, it was adjourned sine die. ■•