HOLIDAY CASUALTIES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 January 1929, Page 7

HOLIDAY CASUALTIES.

TWO DEATHS FROM COLLISION

DANGEROUS LEVEL CROSSING.

CAR HIT BY EXPRESS IN SIGHT OF JOURNEY’S END

HAMILTON, Last Night.

A ear containing five, people returning from holidays was within a hundred yards of home at Horotiu when it was struck by the Rotorua-Auckland express this. afternoon and Mrs Alice Armstrong was killed instantly. The car was driven by the husband and contained ois young daughter and two lady relatives named Howsc of Auckland. They were seriously injured and Miss Violet- Howse died on her way to the hospital. The crossing is a bad one, being appicached by a rise on which there is a considerable amount of noxious growth which obscured the view of the line until within a few yards of the crossing. Another Tragic Collision ONE 'DEAD; THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Yesterday afternoon a car driven by John dc’Latour, of Grange Hills. South Canterbury, was struck by a train at Weedon's and Phyllis Benson, aged 14, died of her injuries. Of the other six occupants Mrs. de Latour is suffering from injuries to her head and back. Her condition is serious. Josephine Benson, aged 4. suffered a compound fracture of the left hip and . her condition is critical. John do Latour, aged 2R, received injuries to his face and body and his condition is serious. Mira Benson, Cyril do Latour, and Le.nora Benson are suffering minor injuries. The driver did not see the train til! it struck him. MAN KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR. OAMARU, Last Night At 11.30 this morning John Brown, aged 53, married, was crossing Thames street, when he was knocked down by a motor vehicle. He is suffering from a broken pelvis and a broken ankle and is in hospital. CAR DOUBLE SOMERSAULTS OVER BANK. FOUR OCCUPANTS SEVERELY INJURED. ' «- DUNEDIN. Jan. 3. A motor-car travelling to Dunedin skidded on the loose metal at Fairfield to-day and somersaulted twice over the bank. The driver, Frederick Irvine Kensington, was badly cut about the head and the other occupants, Ivan Chapman and his four-year-old son of Dunedin, and Alfred Fowler of Invercargill, were also hurt. Chapman suffered a broken arm and Fowler and the boy had their face? badly cut. The car was considerably damaged. ELDERLY WOMAN KILLED ON DUNEDIN STREET. DUNEDIN, Last Night. Mrs Bussorah. Helps, aged 75, died late on Monday night from injuries received by being knocked down in King street by a motor car driven by John McGregor, a service station proprietor. The car was on its right side and it swerved to avoid the woman who was hit by the left rear portion. The inquest opened to-day and was adjourned sine die. Ten-Year-Old Girl Carried Out by Tide CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Vera Armistice Reward, aged ten years, in an effort to retrieve a ball she was playing with in the surf at New Brighton yesterday, went beyond her depth and was carried out by the tide before help could arrive. The body has not yet been recovered. .