ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19134, 31 March 1924, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR OAR. FATAL INJURIES SUSTAINED. (Pita United Paras Association.! AUCKLAND. March 29. Richard Thomas G-naggs, a single man, aged 21, was knocked down by a motor car in Ponsonby road last night while waiting to board a tramcar. Be died in hospital from injuries to his head. A FATAL COLLISION. (Pek United Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, March 29. A man not yet identified, of about 35 years of age, who is understood to have been doing labouring work in Rangiriri Hills, when being given a ride by Mr Robert Malcolm, of Mount Eden, who met him tramping, was killed by the capsize of the car through collision with an electric pole. Mr Malcolm was temporarily stunned. The stranger was driving the car when the accident occurred. DIED AT THE WHEEL. (Feb United Fesss ahsqoiaxioh.) GISBORNE, March 29. William Chapman, aged 60, from Tixnaru, who has just been completing a business tom of the East Coast, collapsed whilst.

driving a motor car to town on the coast road, and died immediately, falling across the driving wheel. His companion switched, off the engine end managed to bring the car safely to a standstill. .MOTOR CYCLIST FRACTURES LEG. (Per Unitei> Press Association.} „ GORE, March 29. William Redman, aged 20, whilst riding a motor cycle at Riversdale yesterday, collided with a motor car, and was thrown off. His right log was fractured below the knee. Two accident cases were admitted to the Dunedin Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Severe injuries to the right hand were sustained by Jack Montague, aged 17 years, residing at Pork terrace, through his hand being caught in a press at the Star box factory, where he is employed. He was admitted to the Hospital, where he is making satisfactory progress.. The second case was that in which a bov aged 13 years, Roy Brown, was knocked down by a motor car at Taiari Mouth and sustained a broken leg. He was reported yesterday to be making satisfactory progress.