CAB FATALITY.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12497, 25 March 1909, Page 3

CAB FATALITY.

Christchurch, March 24. A cabman named Isaac Randall fell from the dickey of his cab early this morning, and expired on removal to hospital. - Later. It appears that at 1.15 a.m. deceased was engaged by four young men to drive to Kaiapoi, and he drove along Oxford Terrace, and across the Madras street bridge. Soon after the cab had crossed the bridge the occupants noticed the reins were very slack, and the horse was practically uncontrolled. One of the men took hold of the reins and stopped the horse. On getting out they found the driver was missing, and on making search found Randall on the bridge ni an unconscious state. A: doctor was summonsed, ■ who ordered Rand-a-1 to bo removed to the Hospital, where he died at 4.20 a.m. ; The ex-, animation of the body showed that his skull was fractured. At the inquest this afternoon a verdict of ac-. cidental death was returned.