ROAD TRAGEDIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26034, 24 December 1945, Page 6

ROAD TRAGEDIES

BOY FATALLY INJURED COLLISION IN GEORGE STREET An 11-year-old boy named Nelson Collett, whose parents reside at 818 George street, was fatally injured when the bicycle which he was riding came into collision with a motor cycle at the corner of St. David street and George street on Saturday morning. The uoy was seriously injured and, on admission to hospital, was immediately placed on the dangerously ill list. He died about an hour after the accident. The rider of the motor cycle, whose name is Stewart Lawrence Seeque, and who lives in Norwood street, North-East Valley, was treated for superficial injuries, but was not admitted to the hospital. The police have requested that any witnesses of the accident should communicate with the Central Police Station as soon as possible. It is understood that a man was riding a cycle south in George street in the vicinity of the accident and immediately prior to its occurrence, and it is considered by the police that he may be in a position to provide details.