WITNESSES AT VARIANCE
INQUEST AT CITY. MAN CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Jan. 26. At an inquest concerning the death of Arthur John Ibbotson, a builder, aged 62, the evidence showed that deceased was caught between a motor car and a motor cycle and knocked down and died a fortnight later without recovering consciousness. The coroner said there was a conflict in the evidence as to which of' the vehicles first struck I.bbotson. He returned a verdict that death resulted from injuries received in an accident which occurred through no fault of Ibbotson. He was not prepared to differentiate between the parties as to whose negligence had been responsible for the injuries and indicated that even versions given by two eye witnesses were at variance. - There was no positive evidence that either of the drivers had been negligent.
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Hawera Star, Volume LII, 26 January 1933, Page 7
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