INEXPLICABLE TRAGEDY
PEDESTRIAN'S DEATH RUN DOWN BY LORRY DRIVER EXONERATED (Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON X., this day. "I confess that I find it just a little bit difficult to understand why an accident of this nature should occur in broad daylight on a road where the visibility is good. From the evidence, it appears that the deceased was wandering across the road in a casual sort of way, . quite oblivious of his .surroundings, but on suddenly realising danger became confused and'did the wrong thing. "I cannot: find any evidence of neglect or recklessness on the .part of the driver of tho lorry, who apparently under the circumstances, did all that could be reasonably expected. However, I don't think Jtabone was sufficiently experienced to be in charge of such a heavy motor vehicle, tout that is n matter for the authorities. I find that deceased was accidentally killed by a motor lorry." This verdict was delivered by the coroner, Mr. Graham, at an inquest concerning the death of Erne.st John Wattling Matthews, aged "i 4, who was killed on March 6 as a result of being struck by a lorry driven on Foxton line bv Paul Rabone.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 15
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196INEXPLICABLE TRAGEDY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18975, 27 March 1936, Page 15
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