ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143769, 18 April 1912, Page 7

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. Per Press Association, PALMERSTON N., April 18, A serious motor accident, which ended fatally, occurred at Longburn, lour miles from Palmerston Norm, late last night, whereby a railway clerk, named Field, lost his life. Field was chatting with the stationmaster, Downes, in the road, opposite the railway station, when he was knocked down by a motor car, which was coming towards them, and thrown right off the road. Dr. Martin wont down in a car to the scene of the accident and alter temporarily attending to the injured man brought him to a private hospital, where he died this morning. He sustained a fracture at the base of the skull, and bruises in various parts of the body, anti was bleeding profusely irom the oars, nose and mouth. PALMERSTON N., April 18. Percy Field, the victim of the motor oar accident, had only been in Longburn nine months, having corno from AVaiwera South, where his parents reside. A statement was made by Downes to the eliect that neither he nor the victim hoard or noticed the car till it was right on them, rield was carried about thirty paces. Downes cannot account for the i accident. | J. id. Milner was driver of the car, and he had three statement to the police he declared that they were travelling slowly, having just parsed the railway crossing. The horn war sounded and the car was on the right side of the road. They also cannot account for the accident. They found the oar suddenly on two men, one of whom jumped right in front An inquest will bo held before a jury to-morrow. A MYSTERIOUS DEATH. DUNEDIN, April 17. About 5.30 p.m. to-day John M’Coy, 55 years of age, who was lately employed on a farm at Enfield, near Oumaru. was found dead in his bedroom at the Shamrock Hotel, Deceased came to town or. April 4 and had been staying with a married daughter at the hotel. , During that time lie had been in good health. The cause of death is unknown at present. '