ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 225, 29 December 1920, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

CAR GOES PVER HILL.

A motor accident, luckily without loss of. life, took place on Paekakariki Hill on Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Downes, of Wellington, with Mr C: Whittick, were returning to the city in their car and on the ascent of the hill, about halfway: up, a rear tvre blew off," with the result that the car skidded, and went oyer the side of the road. Mr Whittick was able to jump • clear, but' Mr Downes, who was driving",; and Mrs Downes wero both injured as the car turned and rolled over severalties Both were cut and bruised severely, and wore taken to Wellington by another car The car itself was much damaged, ,andhes at present 'av considerable distance below the P road. down the. hill. The occupants - wore, lucky in escaping without worse cor.; .. "XS'iathe day in the same jj&jggi large motor-car, proceeding nortttwatdt, overtook and collided "with, a smalkr car capsizing it. The.driver of the car received several cute. His car *m. somewhat-knocked about,' and:had, to to . towed to the city. . ,:. ~.'■•"; ■' OLD MAN'S DEATH. ;■ Timothv Slattery, an old man ?|M^ ( I aw Tub "found dead in a "hare W.cker on Christmas Day. Deceased is mfW j* have a brother, a doctor, in New, York. . -

INFANT BOY DROWNED.; :.[\p£ ■ Douclas Butt, the lnhrfWM Reginaldi Butt, was accidentally drowned. stream near his father's yeofcrda'y. had wanclerea brents were milking, and though he wbsmissed immediately,,it vyas too lato,to save. him. ; " _'.'■■

: INDICATIONS' OF SUICIDE, v r - CHRISTCHURCH,'Dect29:: ' What appears to'.be ft case of suicide occurred at Sumner this morning,; Astranger who was seen on the pier ng behind part; of .his clothing and a note Vpencil, stating that an overwhelming vice.. Inthe.ooit pocket was a Post nied to rt Jobn Baird, care'of J. Hinds," and a,W> money yo. notes, and «.«ver.