ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 12

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

CHILD KILLED BY CAR. ALLEGED NEGLIGENT: DRIVING. (Pee United Press Assocxatior.) PALMERSTON N„ October 2. At the inquest into the death of Betty h ranees Albrey, aged seven, who died on September 23, after a motor accident on Uroua.Downs,,Charles John Dunbar Skinner, of Feilding, gave evidence that on September 15 he passed a grader working on the Sandon-Himatangi road at not more than 20 miles. an hour. The girl darted out in front Of the car, and he swerved to the right to miss her, but did not apply his brakes, as it was too late. The bumper caught her. William Gilbert Hope, grader driver, said that Skinner’s car, when level with the grader, was travelling at 30 to 34 miles an hour. The girl ran across 30 yards in front of the car, which swerved to the right, strbek r > ®od puUed up 72 yards further on: Had toe brakes been applied the accident w °ula not have occurred, said the wituess. The coroner returned a verdict that deceased died following a fractured skull, sustained through being knocked down by a fear negligently driven by fekmner. ... • A DOUBLE INQUEST. (Peb United Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., October 2, A double inquest was held before the Coroner (Mr A. J. Graham) at Palmerston North, concerning a motor accident near Awahuri on September 11, when Herbert Henry Griggs and his infant grandson. Peter Brace, lost their lives. In the-former case the coroner returned * verdict of accidentally killed, adding that the accident was, due to an unfortunate set of circumstances. Deceased met two cats and apparently pulled too far oft the bitumen; in attemptingi to regain the road he overturned his car. In the case of the child, the' coroner returned a formal verdict-according'to the : medical evidence. < DEATH INSTANTANEOUS. (Pei United Press Association.) _ WELLINGTON, October 2. Mrs John Hannah, aged about 36, was run over and killed instantly by a railway bus at the intersection of Stout and streets.at 10.30 last bight. The only clue to her identity then was supplied, by a wedding ring, on the inside ?. r S engraved the initials M.L.Y., which was driven by P. J. Carroll, was one of-those used on the WellingtonLower , Hutt run. It is customary for these btmes to go a short distance along the road past Lambton railway station in order to turn round. It, was While the bus -Was turning round that the woman was knocked down and killed. She was apparently crossing the road. The driver of the bus stopped quickly, and, after a burned investigation, communicated with the police. Death must have been instaktaneous, for one of the wheels passed over the womans, head. -It was a shock to many to find that the victim of the accident was Mrs Hannah, a lady of high culture, who had travellled much and whose talents were.always at the disposal of charitable and kindly causes of all Kinaa. Mr-Hannah died some years ago. The_ deceased was the daughter of Mr H. E. Nicholls, of Khandallah.