FATAL FALL FROM LORRY.
DEATH OF A LITTLE BOY. A LIFT HOME FROM SCHOOL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Thursday. An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of a boy, Kenneth Hutchinson, aged five years, who was killed at Orini through falling from a motor-lorry and being run over by the vehicle. It was stated in evidence that the deceased and eight other children wero given a lift home from school by a farmer, who was driving the lorry. The deceased lad was in the cab, and he opened the door before the lorry stopped and fell out. The wheels passed over him and killed him instantly. The coroner, Mr. Wyvern Wilson, found that death was due to an accident, and that the driver was in no way to blame. Mr. Wilson deprecated the dangerous practice of giving children rides on heavily-laden lorries.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270819.2.130
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19719, 19 August 1927, Page 14
Word Count
144FATAL FALL FROM LORRY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19719, 19 August 1927, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.