ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19616, 21 October 1925, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

MOTOR CYCLE COLLISION. (Peb United Prerh Association.! HAMILTON, October 20. A collision on the traffic bridge at To Aroha between two motor cycles resulted in Charles Sterling, of Te Aroha "West, sustaining a compound fracture of the left leg. ACCIDENT IN A DAIRY FACTORY. (Peb United Press Association.} HAMILTON, October 20. At "Waitoa Factory, the bursting of a milk pice with a pressure of 9001 b to the square inch inflicted injuries to A. L. Hamilton, a stream of milk striking him on the back. The injury necessitated his removal to the hospital. ELDERLY MAN'S DEATH. (P*.» Unhrtj PnFR* AisortATFOir.J CHRISTCHURCH, October 20. Albert Stace. aged 82 years, • was found hanging at his daughter's residence, 88 Bordesley street, Linwood, at 6.30 this morning. He was a widower, and resided with his daughter. At 20 minutes past 6 Stace wns seen by his daughter walking about the house, and 10 minutes later his son-in-law found him hanging at the rear of the house. FALL FROM TRA V MCAR. Edward O'Brien, a married man, residing at GH Every street, Anderson's Bay, employed as a tram condtictor on the city trams, fell from n moving tramcar near Caldei's Quarry, North-East Valley, on Monday night. On being taken to Hospital he was found to be suffering from injuries to his back. An X-ray examination yesterday afternoon showed that the sufferer was not dangerously injured. STRUCK BY A TRAIN. YOUTH'S NARROW ESCAPE. A vouth named Thomas Troloar. aged 19, residing at Sawyers' Bay, narrowly escaned death "at the mouth of th° Blanket Bay tunnel yesterday morning. He had been to a dance at Rav'ensbourne, and was returning home from St. Leonards, when he fell asleep at the'side of the railway line. The 5 a.m. train from Dunedin to Palmerston -passed by later on, find the engine-driver, seeing the recumbent figure, sounded the whistle, but got no responding movement, from the sleeper. The brakes wero applied, but the train could not be stopped before it had struck the vouth. Treloar was put in the van and taken to Port Chalmers, and wns taken by the police to the Cottage Hospital. Dr R. "W. Edgar was in attendance, and found him to be suff<"-mg from cracked ribs and a bruised sidf. His condition last evening was not considered pevious.