WEEK-END ACCIDENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18758, 15 July 1935, Page 6

WEEK-END ACCIDENTS

THREE IN TWO HOURS CYCLISTS COLLIDE Three accident cases were admitted to the Cook Hospital within two hours late on Saturday afternoon. Ihe first patient in titis trio* arrived at the hospital a few minutes before 4 p.m., and two others at approximately hourly intervals. .■slight, concussion was suffered by a cyclist. James Grothers, 46, of 153 (irmond road, through corning into contact with a motor-cycle ridden by a Maori, Pa Tawhailari, Waihirere, with another .Maori named Pokikoro behind nirn. The collision occurred at the intersection of Roebuck and Gladstone roads. The motor-cycle was proceeding lip Gladstone road from town, and the cyclist was travelling along Roebuck road from the Childers road reserve alter attending a soccer match, and they met at the corner. The cyclist fell heavily, ind after receiving attention Loin a member of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, a doctor was called, and the injured man removed to hospital in the St. John Ambulance, The patient s condition this morning was reported to have improved. George Bal'd well, of 323 Gladstone ioaf!. broke his leg on the Childers road reserve while playing soccer. The accident happened in a very simple manner, and no one was close to him when lie fell. He was taken to hospital in the St. John Ambulance, after receiving attention from a St. John Ambulance Brigado member.

A broken leg was suffered by a small girl while playing with a swing at her own home. She was taken to hospital by ambulance, being admitted about 5.45 p.m. Her condition was not serious and this morning she was reported to be making satisfactory progress, towards! i*coveiv.