ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20793, 12 August 1929, Page 12

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

ELDERLY WOMAN’S PLIGHT.

RIGHT LEG PINNED UNDER TRAM. (Special to Daily Times.) AUCKLAND, August 11. Suffering terrible pain with Tier right leg ■ pinned under ■ a tram, an elderly woman'named Mrs Barnard lay in Queen street for at least 15 minutes yesterday morning before she could be extricated. The victim of the accident was crossing Queen street from the safety zone a few minutes after midday. . Eye-witnesses state. that the woman stepped off the zone in front of a down tram, ind did not notice that a- tranr was coming from the opposite direction. She stopped between the two sets of rails close to a centre pole. The down tram evidently touched her, and threw her against. the up car.' Her left leg was oau, . .between the front wheel and the under-carriage *of the tram, and she fell with her head down the street. As it was impossible to relieve, the pressure without the use of jacks these were sent for, the nearest jack station, being at the corner" of • Queen and Wellesley street. ‘According to the statements of Transport Board officials the accident occurred at four minutes past.l2. anc Mrs Barnard was extricated 12 minutes later. Considerable indignation at the length of time taken to get the woman out of the trap was expressed by many onlookers, and Mr J. Fraser, of Airedale street, states that at least 16 minutes elapsed before the victim was taken from under the tram. The Auckland trams •do not carry jacks, but the officials know where they are to be obtained. It is held fay witnesses of the accident that the failure of the trams to carry jacks was responsible for a good deal of delay ■in the present case, and great concern Was expressed on all sides. ’ The injured woman was unaccompanied. She appears to be between 60 and 70 years of age. She is in a critical condition, and has not regained consciousness. Not only did she suffer from shock! but her right leg suffered a compound fracture. A MOTORIST’S DEATH. COLLISION WITS CENTRE-POLE. (Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 11. The shock of striking a centre pole while driving his motor car across College Hill yesterday resulted in the death of. Albert Edward Walker, aged 56, of Ponsonby. Apparently, Walker drove out of Ward street across College Hill. His car struck the centre pole .with terrific force, and the front part was, wrecked. The front axle was buckled right round the pole, and the steering wheel was forced back against the driver’s seat. Walker extricated himself and climbed out into the-toad to inspect the damage. While standing there he suddenly collapsed unconscious and an ambulance was called to take'him to the Auckland Hospital. Although he .did not appear ’to have suffered any serious external -injuries, he died shortly after being admitted.

FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT. (Per United Press Association.) WAIROA, August 10. At the inquest on Thomas George White this afternoon, a verdict was returned that the deceased died from injuries reas the result of a premature explosion, no blame being attachable to anyone. KILLED BY MOTOR CAR. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 11, On Saturday night Mrs Florence Alton, aged 63, of Upp.er Hutt, while walking home on the side of the bitumen, was knocked down and killed-by a motor car driven by Frederick Charles Facer. The car swerved out from behind another car to pass it. CAR FALLS OVER BANK. OCCUPANTS SERIOUSLY INJURED. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 11. Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night a, motor car drivCn-by Mr J. Sine* accompanied by Mr S. Robertson ns a passenger, 'went ■ over a 40-foot .bank, at Karori._ Both the occupants suffered severe concussion and shock'and are-at.present in hospital in a serious • condition. • • DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. (Per United Press Association.) .. ~ TIMA.RU, August 10. At the inquest on • the. child Ngaio Courts M'Gregor, who died under anaesthetic while undergoing an operation, the coroner returned a verdict according to the medical evidence. „nd expressed tbe ©pinion .that every care had been taken, and that , the child was suffering from a toxic condition which could not have been discovered by the usual careful examination.

A SUDDEN SEIZURE. . A man named William WalsHam suffered a sodden seizure at the Exchange at 0.10 on Saturday evening and was taken to Hospital. His condition yesterdav was slightly improved. ■ KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR CAR. '5 s -P b Connell,; a single mam aged 53 .Tears, was admitted,to the Hospital on Saturday evening Buffering from injuries to his right knee. He was knocked down by a! motor car in George Str66ti A FRACTURED LEG. DaniCf * James Wilson, residing with his parents at Wickliffe street. Port Chalmers, was admitted to the Hospital nri Saturday evening with a fractured leg. He was crossing the street near his homo when ,he was knocked down by a push-bike. . d