ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20385, 17 April 1928, Page 11

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

BQY IN CRITICAL CONDITION. WOMAN’S LEG INJURED. (Pun United Press Assoc- vtion.i ■ * aijckklanD, April ie. ; The boy named John Cook who waf run over by a fire engine in. Newmarket is in a critical condition. Mrs Agnes M’Pherson, aged 34, who fell 4ft to the footpath during a small outbreak of fire suffered injuries to her leg and face. ’ . SUDDEN DEATH WHILE CYCLING: . (Per United Press Association.) HASTINGS, April 16. Alfred Benjamin Clarke, aged 65, while cycling this morning, fell from his machine and died within a "few minutes,.-: apparently from heart failure. CARRIED DOWN TAIL RACE. (Pee United Peess Association.) HOKITIKA, April 16. ... Charles* Stoop, a married man with eight children, and manager of the Wood?. stock Sluicers, a sluicing claim oh the ' bank of the creek, while working this, morning was struck by a falling stone and knocked into the tail race. He was,, washed down a distance of 600 ft to the ; end of the race, and was considerably.' ~ cut about the head and severely bruised about the arms and body. He also re- : ceived concussion, but it is expected that' ~ he will recover. INJURED IN MOTOR SMASH. (Pee United Press -ssociation.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 16. , As the result of a motor car going over a bank at Rapaki early yesterday while • returning from a'dance W.' Kelly, A painter, suffered serious injuries. Ap-lu; patently his skull was fractured. Hewas admitted to hospital. ; SEVERELY INJURED BY RIVET. (Pee United Peess. Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 16. >- At the Addington Workshops this , morning J- Payne, a single man, was' struck in the eye by a rivet, and was taken to hospital in serious condition.