A BAD WEEK-END.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13161, 20 January 1936, Page 4

A BAD WEEK-END.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. HUTT ROAD CRASH. Elec-trio Telegraph—Dress Association WELLINGTON., La 4 Night. When tbe car she was driving along the Hutt road was iiit by a taxi driven by Owen Lester J a rrefcfc at the intersection of Beaumont avenue, Lower Hutt. a I 8.25 Oil iiurday night, Lillian Ellen Lowery, of Oriental 1 Parade, Wellington. was killed instantly and the man fitting next to her, Charies Aliklenhall. <_>f Oriental Parade, suffered a fractured right leg, severe head injuries and concussion. Three passengers in the taxi escaped with only minor cuts. The cars hit almost head-on and Aliss Lowery’s was badly -ma-fe-ed. AIOTOR-CYCLIST’S DEATH. GREYAIOUTH. Last Night. Duncan a sawmill engineer employed at Perry and C 0.4 mill at Kakapotahi, South Westland, met with a fatal accident this afternoon while motor-cycling about a mile and a-lialf south of Ross. Ale-Lean, who formerly belonged to Grey mouth. Was found dead underneath his burning motor-cycle on the main south road. There was no witness to the* tragedy. The machine was praeticallv desiroved. CRUSHED TO DEATH. GREYAIOUTH. Last Night. Ronald Turners Sinclair, aged 21, a single liibonier of Greymouth. was killed instantly late on Saturday night when he was crushed under a .heavily-laden lorry which eap-ized oyer a bank at a bend on the main highway between Totara Elat nud Raupo. Sinclair had just secured a position with E. Shirley, contractor, of Hokitika, the owner of the lorry, and was proceeding to a job at Raupo when he was killed. The driver of the lorry. Arthur Depburn, of Hokitika, was also seriou-Iy injured and is in hospital. Three other men, Kenneth Allen, Ronald Giarton and Ernest Shackled on escaped serious injury. Owing to the wieight of the lorry and its load it was several hours before the victim wa> extricated. FATAL TREE FALL. WHAXGARET. Jamiarv 18. Hilton John Trail, aged JO- who fell from a tree at Ruakaka on December 12. died at the district hospital last evening. At an inquest the acting superintendent stated that the boy. who fell a distance of 34 feet and broke a leg, remained unconscious until Decern lier 30. when he began to make a general improvement. This continued until January 13, when he complained of pains i*n the abdomen and became uncoii- ious succumbing to meningitis. AIAORI GRAVELY INJURED. AVHAKATANE. Last X glit. V\ hen a motor-lorry was returning to Ruatoki last evening it cap-ized oil a bend near Taneatua. A native. - lapeti. aged 26. a re-ident ot Ruatoki. suffered grave injuries and is now in the Whakatane H- -pita 1 An examination disclosed a ract u red spine broken ribs SMld -.11-ir-bone. and injury to ail ankle. Another native suffered slight « 'mission and was discharged froi: the hospital. MENTAL PATIENT'S ACTION. PALMERSTOXX.. Last Night. Jumping from a car in front o- an approaching vehicle, a 25-year-o!d Raetihi man. Laurence Frederick M - Nie. was killed instantly on the main highway near Tiakitahuna ear v ou Saturday afternoon. Deceased was being oonveved to a mental institution and was i the company of a police constable The party had journeyed from Wan.anm bad lunch at Palmerston N rtfa Without warning McNie o ..,1 the door of the car shortly after leaving tlie city, and leaning to the road he wa, struck by a car dnven by Mr J>. Mitchell, who was ! ; 11 L ’- ’ Balinerston North Decease,l sustained head injuries aiHl died immediately. An ir i iest. wr s opened on Saturday and w resumed oil Wednesday.