RUN OVER BY TRAMCAR.
UNKNOWN MAN INJURED. -J FREEMAN'S BAY ACCIDENT. I A tramcar accident occurred in Patte- | son Street, Freeman's Bay, shortly after ' l 6 p.mi. yesterday, resulting in serious in- | jury being received by an elderly man | whose identity has not yet beta esLL. lished. , , , \ v The man attempted to beard a fierar Bay car between the Frank Soad and, Beaumont Street stopping places,' 1 as)jit||i was proceeding at a speed of about 12 miles an hour He missed his • footing on the front platform of the car and fell on to the roadway, his left leg pswsing I under the rear, bogey wheel. 'P'^-ll The tram, which was driven by;:Mr*|g F. W. Matthews, was quickly pulled up, v and jacks were procured from a nearby jack box. The bogey wheel was than , jacked up and the injured man removed with an almost severed leg. : ..: '''$$11$ . First aid ■ was rendered by Dr. T. Endletsberger, and the man .: was * then f taken by ambulance to the Auckland- Hos-j pital in an unconscious condition. , At an early hour this. morning, the injured man's condition was reported to be fair. ; ' ' I !|tf
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18325, 15 February 1923, Page 6
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