ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11664, 24 January 1902, Page 3

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Per Press Association.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 23.

Claude Smith, of Belfast, was driving down the Papanui road last night- with two ladies, when, on turning a corner, the trap capsized. The ladies were slightly hurt, but Smith received fatal injuries. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.

DUNEDIN, January 23.

The ten-year-old son of Mr David Porter, of South Dunedin, while spending his holidays with his uncle at Blue Spur, received injuries, causing instantaneous death, through a horse bolting and throwing off the deceased and his cousin. The latter was not seriously hurt.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 25.

At the inquest on the body of Claude Smith, a son of Mr J. H. Smith, of the Belfast Hotel, who was thrown out of a trap through the horse becoming frightened at a- motor car, evidence was given to the effect that the accident was caused through the deceased, who was driving, turning the corner of a side street too sharply when endeavouring to get out of the way of a motor car. A verdict of accidental death was returned. no blame beir.g attributable to anyone.