SHANNON FATALITY
~„!,., THE' INQUEST. ! . PAIdMERSTON N r ,. Decembej;, Coroniar inquiry; jat'.'Suan-- .. the' death p£ Roy Vic- . u £6ft : . !slopn}field, the. sjlowed tfiax ' deceased \asked thpj, driver, of £he, par, Mr Layin, of Wellington, to , . give him, a lift to Levi% c; ivben on ) South Road. ,', While endeavouring to avoid another ;car Mr Lavin's car crept too clQse <,to . the , t side, pf'the road, the skidded and,despite the drivers bjg effort to effecV a: recovery the anced down, a steep bank.Jßloomfield being so severely injured | that he' ' died within, a short tiiine. The Cdronial verdict was that "'deceased was accidentally killed, no. blame bejng,attachable to anyone.,,, | A rider >was added to the effect-- that the corner where the accident | occurred
was dangerous, and the Majin Highways. Board or the Coujxiy Council 'should, take steps.to majse it safer.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIV, Issue 83, 24 December 1926, Page 5
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136SHANNON FATALITY Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIV, Issue 83, 24 December 1926, Page 5
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