ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12527, 12 April 1935, Page 4

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

WOMEN'S DEATH. FOUND LYING IN POOL- OF WATER. (Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, April II The body of a woman believed to be Mrs P. R. Fordhair.-, who Jiveit with her married sister at 55 Armagh street, was found lying in a pool of water off River road. Now Brighton, today. A ticket found in a hand-nag nearby indicated that the woman had travelled tc New Brighton from the city. CYCLIST FATALLY INJURED STRUCK RY TRAIN (Press Association!. INVERCARGILL, April 11. The railway crossing at the junction of Bridge and Main streets, Mataura, was the scene of a fatal accident shortly after midday to-day, when u cyclist, lah McQuillan, aged 21. a*f son of Mr and Mrs H. McQuillan, Mataura, was struck by the Dunedin. Invercargill express and received severe injuries from which he died in Gore hospital at 4.30 p.m. It is stated that a 'special stock train was shunting to the .freezing works and that this obscured the view of the line. At the same time, the Invercar-gill-Clinton train was on tho loop at the station and it is believed that .McQuillan mistook the shunting train for this one. When the shunting train ha>l passed on ’towards the freezing works. McQuillan mounted his cycle to cross Main street, notobserving the express rushing towards him. He was hurled some oQft. along the track and fell between two sets of rails. He was iseverely injured about the back and head ared suffered a broken arm, but was still conscious when taken in the ambulance to Gore. ,