ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22650, 15 August 1935, Page 10

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

WAIKATO RIVER TRAGEDY (Per United Press Association) . HAMILTON, August 14. The young woman who was drowned in the Waikato River yesterday was Daisy Hialop, single, aged 23 years, a domestic. Neither the body of the woman nor the constable has y<jt been recovered. TRUCK PLUNGES OVER BANK (Per United Press Association) GISBORNE, August 14. Trapped by a cave-in on the MotuOpotiki road early this morning, a night mail and freight truck bound from Taneatua to Gisborne p.unged over a bank, turning over several times before coming to regt. The driver, Eric Hughes, was rendered unconscious by a blow on the head when he was thrown out, hut when he came to found himself otherwise uninjured. BODY IDENTIFIED (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON August 14 A body found floating in Wellington Harbour on August 11 has been identified as that of James Hill, aged 75, who had been missing from his home in Park road, Auckland since August 8. , . MOTOR CYCLE COLLISION ; When riding a motoi cycle along Manor place last evening, Norman Bewley, aged 23 years, collided with a man named Henry Armstrong The rider was thrown to the ground, and was admitted to the Hospital with severe head injuries, while Armstrong was admitted to the institution suffering from cuts and bruises and a,-tinctured pelvis. Bewley resides at 38 Neison street, and Armstrong at 345 Macandiew road. The Hospital authorities reported last night that Bewley’s condition.was serious and that he had been placed on the dangerously ill list.