COllapse Of Tank Stand
Tso SfMALL BROTHERS 'SEVERELY INJURED.
(Press Association). AUCKLAND, Jan. 26
The collapse- this . afternoon of a heavy timber stand supporting a 400gallon water tank 1 resulted in' 'Severe injuries to two brothers, Cedebor Sunde, aged 7, and Robert;'Sund.e, aged 2, sons of Mr. F. Sunde, of Oratia. Tlie boys were, playing outside., their home near the tank, when tlie ,stand, about-five feet'in height, gave wav. The lads' were 'pinnhd underneath the stand, both suffering severe head injuries, and the elder boy' also receiv, ihg a broken leg. : The heavy, tank, which was almost full, crashed to the ground only a foot away-frpm them. It struck-fieiiv-iiy, crashed to the- ground, tin# a', foot away from them.. It- struck heavily, and was severely rent. ; The boys’ parents were absent at a funeral, medical assistance being summoned bv neighbours.
- The boys were later admitted to Auckland Hospital, the condition of the younger one being serious.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12769, 27 January 1936, Page 5
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