FATAL ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18457, 21 July 1923, Page 11

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

COLONIAL inquiries.

CHILD KILLED BY TEAM.

Inquests into the circumstance? wrounding three fatal : accidents ware, held yesterday, before. Mr. J- W. Poynton, With reference to the death of little rirl. Heather Caroline Andrews, aged two who was killed by a tramcaj in Euera Road on, Monday, the evidence showed thai the child ran out, from b£ hind a motor-car, and was only 2yds.■ infront of the team when first seen by the motorman. The coroner said it was ft pure accident, and death was due to shock following on injuries. No one was toThe' Tramways Department was recommended to place jacks on all cars, and to provide cars with safety-guard appliances, which could be* brought into operation id response to one movement by tni motorMr. A. H. Johnstone, who appeared for the Tramway Department, said the system at present in force had been approved by the Public Works Department. There had been no suggestion by- the department that any safety arrangements other than those at present in force should be applied. Jack boxes were placed along the lines at half-mile intervals.

MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.

DRIVER EXONERATED.

A motor-car accident, which occurred in Karangiihape Road on the evening of June 30. was also inquired into. The victim, Mrs. Agnes Herbert, an elderly woman, diisd later in hospital One witness stated that decked was walking acres the rood with her head down, find she walk-ad righ>, into the car.- The coroner roviirned sending, that de*ih was due to shock and injuria due to being knocked down by the motor-car. 'There was no blame attachable to the driver.

KILLED IK EiNGINE.

DEATH OF A CLEANER. The railway accident fit Wharepapa en June 20, when Mr. Leslie William Butler, a railway cleaner, aged 22, received . fatal injuries, was also investigated. The evidence showed that deceased was in the engine cab of a' northbound train. As the train entered the station, the "pricker," a long iron bar used for the fires, fell from its place and struck deceased. The finding was that death was dne to shock following on deceased being accidentally struck by the* "pricker." No one was to blame.