ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16061, 16 October 1912, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

COACH ACCIDENT. 'Jnited Press Association—By Elcctrio Tclegrapli—Copyright. PARIS, October 14. An Algiers message says that a river in flood swept away a mail coach, and eight out of twelve of tho occupants were drowned. JAPANESE SAILORS DROWNED. SYDNEY, October 15. Eastern news states that two cutters of Japanese warships collided at Yokohuka, and twenty-soven bluejackets were drowned. [Per I'hess Association.] WAIHI, October 15. At the inquest on Richard Benjamin Harris, found burnt to death after a fire in' a shanty at Waitoto on Sunday, the Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death. MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY. LADIES INJURED. An accident occurred on .the New Brighton tram-line, at tho corner of Cashel Street and Madras Street, at 5.17 p.m. yesterday. The car was goino- to New Brighton with two trailers and a -heavy load of passengers and the motor-car was running south along Madras Street, at, apparently., a moderate speed. At the intersection of the streets, the motor-car ran in front of the tram-car. Tho driver of the motor-car, R- A'. Johnston, was seen to try to steer his vehicle in front of the tram-car, but failed to got over in time, and tho motor-car was struck in the 'middle of the body. It contained two passengers—Mr Mason, who it is believed, lives at Riccarton, and a | ac ly besides the driver, who is a professional, and plies for hire. All,were thrown out, and the lady was pinned under the left side of the car until she was reka r cd. She was then placed in another ear and taken away. Noinformation could be obtained last uMit in repard to the extent of her injuries; but it was reported that thoy 'were not of a very serious character. Mr Mason and the driver were unml'ured. Tho car .was very badly dania£r~d -Mid was taken to one of the parages" v:h?ro. is will be repaired. ". U 4 T>.m. there was an accident on the Pauanui Road. A motor-ear. containing two ladies and two children, besides the driver, was being driven th'-'oiich the township on the way to Ranrriora. When near Papnroa Street, an o'd man came up from Hawthorne Street on. .a bicvcle. and ran into the track or the motor-cav. The d-iver Irvincc to avoid him. crashed into a 'tramway pole. Tho ear was upset and all the occupant-? Ivors thrown wit ' ' One of the la<3ies sustained a i'„- O ij CT) no-<e and cuts on the face-, and the other was severely bruised near one p,.,, fhr; driver was nut HI the Ins. Tr-o im'nriei of the oceunnnts were at*o bv Dr f-ierald T7ns«rll. The chiMrcti' escaped without ;r,i,n-ies. w«s v«-.rv barllv damaged, tCM had lo he dragged into town.

■WiTin^" 1 Henrv a farmer i; r . in<r at Osforli!. -rrhilo working on Mondnv in a aravcl-pit. had his n>ht Irrr b'low the knee by a fall of earth. Ho was tirken to the Hospital in th'> evening, where his injuries were attended to. ,________.