ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20701, 26 April 1929, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

COLLISION WITH HORSE. MOTOR CYCLIST’S DEATH. '.Pan United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, April 25. . Fata] injuries were received by a motor cyclist named Frank E. Waller, aged 22, when his machine struck a straying horse on the Great South road, near Wlri, about 2 o’clock this morning. The deceased, who was a’ single man, resided at Manurewa, and was employed by a grocery 'firm. The horse had three legs broken, and had. to be destroyed. It is thought that the animal bad escaped from its paddock as a result of mushroomgatherers leaving the gate open. BOY DROWNED IN LAKE. (Per United i j kkss Association ‘ AUCKLAND, April 25. A resident of Takapuna named Geoffrey Shaw, aged 18, was Irowried when a canvas canoe in which he and another boy . were crossing Lake PupuJte capsized and- sank yesterday afternoon., The other boy was rescued, but Shaw’s body baa not yet been recovered. FATALLY INJURED BY CAR, IPbb United Press Association.) HAMILTON, April 25. William Andrew Wiluon ,aged 58, a farmer, of Te Uku, was knocked down in Hamilton, on Tuesday by a ear driven by L, C. Buckingham., Wilson died this morning, at the hospital An inquest was opened to-day and adjourned. CHILD DROWNED IN CISTERN. . •. . i Pee United Pres a Association.) ROTORUA, April 21. John Curham, aged three, the son of Robert Charles Curham, farmer, of Rotoma, was found drowned In a cistern In the backyard of his parents' home. The child-was playing 20 minutes prior to being missed in the yard, A search was ;• made,, and the: body found. A doc-.-•tor was telephoned for, but resuscitation measures weer unavailing. TWO MOTOR ACCIDENTS. ;PSB United Press Association.i WANGANUI, April 25. Two victims of motor accidents were admitted to the Wanganui Hospital today. Roy Field, the rider of a motor cycle; collided with a car and received a broken leg. Thomas Fisher, a passenger in a car which overturned at Bulls through a tyte bursting, received injuries to his. chest, but they are not of a serious nature. A FATAL COLLISION. DEATHS OF MOTOR CYCLISTS. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 25. An inquest concerning the deaths of Robert George Webb Bugg,; aged 33, siugle.'and Alexander Caudlish, aged 46, married, who were killed when a motor cycle they were riding collided with, a tramear at Opawa road on the evening of April 10, was concluded 10-day. Evidence was given to the effect that th« motor cycle carried no light, arid that the men should have had a clear view of the tramear for two or three chains. They had been stopped by a constable earlier In the evening for riding without a light The motor cycle was travelling at about 35 miles an hour. Eye-wit nesses stated that just before the crash the driver of the cycle appeared to bo turning round speaking to the pillion rider. The coroner, Mr B. 0. Lewey, S.M., found that death was accidental in each case, adding that the motorman of the tramear was in no way to blame. FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE. A married man, named Christopher Dagg, residing at , Beach House, St. Hilda, was admitted to the Public Hospital at 8.80 yesterday afternoon suffering from a fractured right ankle, caused by a horse falling on him in Bang Edward street. ;