ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.

ACCIDENT IN BACK COUNTRY. GISBORNE, December 8. Advice has been received from Tr Araroa that King F. Reed, a well known settler and County Councillor, was severely injured whilst riding in rough country on a back station. Medical assistance has been sent. MAN KILLED BY CAR. AUCKLAND, December 8. A man, whose name is unknown, was knocked down at Ellerslie last night by a motor car. driven by Gage Brown of Ellerslie, and died in the Auckland Hospital as the result of head injuries. An attempt to establish his identity was unsuccessful. LATER. The name of the man killed by a motor car near -Ellerslie was Arthur Irvine Binnie. GIRL’S FATAL RIDE. INVERCARGILL, December 9. Margaret Hunter Malcolm aged 18, while riding a horse at Lochiel on Saturday, was thrown, receiving fatal injuries. An inquest will be held on Monday. GRAFTON BRIDGE TRAGEDY. AUCKLAND, December 9. Henry Edward Ashby, aged 16. who jumped over Gi-afton Bridge on Fn day morning, and sustained severe injuries, died in Auckland Hospital to day. WOMAN’S SUDDEN DEMISE. DANNEVIRKE, December 8. While on the way home this aft’inoon to her residence in Albert Stre.d Mrs Agnes Maxted, wife of Walter Moxted, who arrived by the afternoon express from Palmerston North, was taken ill in a taxi-cab, and on arrival at her home, expired. Deceased was 64 years of age. She had been under medical treatment for heart trouble. No inquest will be held.

WANGANUI, December 7. Janies Kidd, a tramway motorman. was taken to the hospital tonight, following a collision between the tram he was driving and a wagon repairing an over head wire. His injuries arc not serious. PLIMMERTON FATALITY. WELLINGTON, December 8. At the inquest concerning Janet Lewis, 18 years, who was killed as the result of a motor car capsizing near Plimmcrton last Sunday medical evidence indicated that death was due to shock and the result of internal in juries. The driver, Lionel Charles White, 22 years, said the car was a single seater. with a dickey. He had three passen gers in the front seat. Deceased was sitting on the knees of another girl, and there were als 0 two men in the dickey. In attempting to change gear on the hill, he missed, and the car ran back before he could apply the brakes, and capsized. Witness said he had room to manipulate the levers but the road was narrow, and a wheel went over the bank.

.The verdiet was that death was due to misadventure.