ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
MOTOR-CAR COLLISION. (by telegraph—press association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. As a, iresult of a collision with a motor-ear at Soekburu about midnight, Charles Rigby, a, middle-aged man, is in hospital in a .semi-conscious condition. He received injuries to his back and leg and suffered concussion. YOUTH FALLS FROM ROOK. HAMILTON, May 17. A fatal accident occurred when Ronald Tetzlaff, aged 17. was struck by a piece of asbestos which was being handled on a roof. He was knocked off and fell 25 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured skull and died in a few hours without regaining consciousness. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. OTAKI, May 17. Hori, a five-yea,r-okl son of Mr. A. D. Webster, a we 11-known horse owner, accidentally shot himself in the stomach yesterday lafternoon, and died in the evening. He was playing with a rifle when it exploded.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 17 May 1927, Page 9
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