ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 19329, 16 August 1926, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

A FEATURED SKULL. As the result of a collision between a motor cycle and a tramcnr, E. AY. A da-ms was removed to Christchurch Hospital suffering from a ’fractured skull. His condition is serious. SINGLE WOMAN MISS IXG. Miss Florence Gertrude Smith, aged about forty-five, lias been missing from her parents’ homo at Onehunga since 8 o’clock on Saturday flight. A vigilant search yesterday failed to find any trace of her. It is thought that she is suffering from loss of memory. Auckland Press Association telegram. MOTOR AND GIG COLLIDE. An Association message from Hastings states that a collision between a •motor car and a gig, in which the car was completely overturned, resulting rj minor injuries to two of the occupants, .occurred at an intersection near Hastings on Saturday, it appears that him gig, driven by two Maoris, on approaching the corner, pulled over in front of a car coming from tbo rear. The car struck the pig, then gob on to a greasy patch, and turned over on to the hood, with the wheels in the air. The car owner and driver, George Tipping, of AVainukurau, was hurt by broken glass. One child suffered a scalp wound -and was removed to hospital. Four other occupants escaped without injury. The gig and occupants were unh'u;t. FATALITY AT ■ MANGAIIAO DAM. A fatality occurred at tho upper dam at Mangahno late on Saturday afternoon. AVilliam J. M'Leod was working on a ledge on the bank of tbo river whoa ho was struck by a heavy piece of timber, which fell from a point 20011 above* him. where other men were working. M'Leod’s skull was fractured. Francesco Mardcllo stated at tho inquest /hat ho was squaring timber higher up tho bank, and when he had finished he threw tho packing timber over, not knowing anyone was_ working below. A verdict of accidental death was returned. —Levin Press Association telegram. MAN FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. AVilliam Keenan, married, aged 35 years, who lives at 20 Smith street, was taken ID the hospital on Saturday evening after being found unconscious in the shelter at tho Roslyn tram junction. Ho was (lischaragcd from the institution to-day. HURT IN MOTOR ACCIDENT. AVilliam Affleck, aged 35 years, who lives at Shag Point, was admitted to tho hospital on Saturday night, having had his left log injured in a motor accident about a mile from Henley. He is improving satisfactorily.