CAR KILLS BOY

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1936, Page 5

CAR KILLS BOY

OPEN VERDICT AT INQUEST

(Per Press Association.) DANNEVIRKE April 23

The inquest was concluded today concerning -Hie death of Claude William Burlace, of Papatawa, who wakilled in a collision with a motor cai near Daunevirke, while cycling home from school on April 7.

The evidence of two companion: showed that deceased aaxis carrying his schoolbag strapped to the liandbbar of his bicycle Avhen the bmyeb “werved into the middle of Ihe rom: in front of the second of two car' coming in the opposite direct ion, ami collided with the ear driven o.v ■! W. R., SherraH', of Master'ton. H was killed instantly. Sherrntt’s evidence avus to the <mm< effect . He said lie had no opportun t. of avoiding deceased. Evidence Avas given by various Avitnesse.s as to th' speeil at which they estimated th 1 two ears Avere travelling when apnroaching the eye'ists. The Coroner returned a verdict that deceased died of a fraeltire of the skull 'and laceration of tin brain, in consequence of being knockcd doAVn by a ear driven by SherraH