MOTOR CYCLING FATALITY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17904, 25 September 1918, Page 4

MOTOR CYCLING FATALITY.

THE INQUEST. An inquest was held yesterday, at the Hospital, by Mr T. A. B. Bailey, concerning the death of Eawin Thomas Albert Bollington, a carpenter, aged twenty-one, of Howard Street, Belfast, who died in hospital on the previous day as the result of a collision while motor-cycling along the JSorth Road on Saturday. Dr Currie, house surgeon at the Hospital, said that Bollington was admitted at 7 p.m. on Saturday, suffering from fracture of the left thigh aim severe injuries to the mouth, and severe shock. He died as the result of his injuries at 8 a.m. on Monday. Thomas E. Bollington, the father, said that his son had > been riding a motor-cycle for about three years, and was quite competent. All his faculties were normal.

Joseph Thomas Orchard, of 59, Proctor Street, Papanui, said that on Saturday, at about 3.30 p.m., lie was driving a spring cart from Chaney’s Corner to Papanui on his proper side. He pulled out to pass a farm dray that was going in the same direction. When he pulled out the motor-cycle was about 150 yards away, but before he could pass the dray the eyolist ran into him. There was plenty of room for the cyclist to pass, but he had his hend down and was . doing something" with the engine. Witness pulled up and called out to Bollington, but ho came straight on and ran in between the right wheel and the side of tho cart, just missing the point of the shaft, lie was travelling at not less than twenty miles an hour. George Albert Blake, of 780, North iload, Belfast, said that ho 'Was driving the foremost dray with a load of wood when hq saw the cyclist coming down the centre of the road at about fifteen to twenty miles an hour. He was not looking where he was going. He heard Orchard call out, but Bollington took no notice, and ran right into the trap. John Price said that he was riding on the back of the motor-cycle going along the North Road. Bollington was oiling his machine, and had his head down, ns they approached the first dray. The second trap then pulled out, and he called out to Bollington to look out, but tho next minute the collision occurred. There was plenty of room on the left side of the road, but Bollington was not warned in time. He (Price) was thrown off, and was cut about the head and legs. He considered Bollington was travelling at about eighteen miles an hour. A verdict was returned that Bollington died of injuries received by colliding with a cart.