Constable Involved In Fatal Collision

Northern Advocate, 16 September 1941, Page 7

Constable Involved In Fatal Collision

[Special to “Northern Advocate”! AUCKLAND, This Day. Knocked down by a motor car at the corner of Karaka Street and France Street, Newton, yesterday afternoon, a youth suffered injuries from which he later died.

The victim was Neil Slight, aged 16, son of Mr. A. J. Slight, of 35 Baildon Hoad, Grey Lynn. The driver of the car was Constable R. Wilkes, of the police station. The boy died at 10 o’clock last night.

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