ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19182, 27 May 1924, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

MOTOR TYRE BURSTS. FOOTBALLER KILLED, (Pee United Pbesb Association.) WELLINGTON, May 26. A motor oar lost a tyro rounding a corner three miles from Martinborough, and tne occupants—Messrs Griffin, Heney, and W. Collerton (of Tinui) —were pinned underneath till the mail car came along. Collerton was dead, with his neck broken, and Griffin was bruised and crushed ; while Heney escaped injury. The deceased was 38 years old, and married. He was a representative footballer. KNOCKED DOWN BY TA'XI. HASTINGS ORCHARDIST’S DEATH. (Peb United Pißess Association.) WAIPAWA, May 26. Gordon Esam, orchardist, of Hastings, aged 39, was killed in a motor accident on Saturday. Deceased had pulled up at the side of the road to adjust the fruit cases on his lorry when a taxi, driven by George Elford. knocked him down. Esam died soon after the doctor arrived. It is alleged that the dazzling lights of a car approaching from tne opposite direction prevented Elford seeing anything on the road. Deceased leaves a widow and four children. FOOTBALLERS INJURED. (Peb United Peess Association.) PAHIATUA, May 26. , Frank Day, whose parents live at Makomako, broke his leg while playing football. S. MTLaren, residing at Ponfaroa, married, met with a similar accident. This is tne third case of the kind this season. A referee, Mr Siddell, of Palliatua, had a small bone in his ankle broken, and was assisted from the field. EX-SOLDIER’S DEATH. (Pee United Peess Association.) INVERCARGILL, May 26. The police in Invercargill have been advised of the death on Saturday of a married man named Thomas Archibald Tirnpany at his residence at Lindisfarne. The deceased, who had not previously been attended by a doctor, had suffered from the effects of gassing during the Great War. An inquest and post mortem will be held. The deceased, who was manager of the Linton Coal Company, had a splendid war record, enlisting with the Main Body and serving right through to his discharge in 1918 with the rank of sergeant. PIG-HUNTING FATALITY. (Pee United Peess Association.) WANGANUI, May 26. At an inquest this afternoon on the body of Astley Watts Williscroft, aged 16, who. was found dead on a farm at Ahu Ahu on Friday, the evidence showed that the deceased was out pig-hunting and did not return home. A search revealed .the body badly burned lying near a stump with a gun alongside. The body was burned from the ankles to the neck. The carbine the deceased had been using bad a strap tied Vound the front of the trigger and through the guard. The strap nad evidently caught something when the deceased was climbing the tree stump and discharged the rifle. No wound was found on the body. A verdict was returned that death was caused by shock due to the premature discharge of a rifle and burning.