HURLED TO DEATH
NEWMARKET FATALITY ELDERLY LADY STRUCK BY FIRE ENGINE TERRIBLE INJURIES RECEIVED. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, March 19. A fatality occurred at Newmarket resulting in the death of Mrs Elizabeth James Power, of Bissett Road, Remnera, at about noon to-day. The Parnell Fire Brigade was answering a call to a fire in Remuera. The brigade passed through Newmarket sounding the siren loudly. As the engine approached the safety zone it could be seen that several vehicles had drawn up beside the pavement making the road difficult to negotiate. The driver, therefore, took the inside running and went along the tram tracks. The speed was also reduced. Mrs. Power was crossing the road and failed to notice the engine until it was almost upon her. The driver swerved the engine but the old lady stepped backwards, being struck by the radiator and hurled across the street. She was terribly injured and died almost at once.
Deceased was a widow and leaves two sons and four daughters.
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Southland Times, Issue 19823, 20 March 1926, Page 7
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168HURLED TO DEATH Southland Times, Issue 19823, 20 March 1926, Page 7
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