TYCHO FATALITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 16 June 1924, Page 6

TYCHO FATALITY.

INQUEST OX MISS BLACK. Ail inquest touching the death ol iUiss Ilia,)' lJincK, wno met her cieatn as a result or a motor accident oil uw lyeno ivouii, on rmnuay, April -inn, uas hem neiore tno lrnmnet corunei, iur h>. h. tuosiey, b.M., on bauiruuy morning. , , miiiutin Joseph Black, iarmei, asuluig at bansoury, staled unit m was the lather ol ueeeasea luay u i'o JllacK. Oil tlio morning ol April /UUi lie was at Ins larm at butueilauds, leaving there at about lH o clock, accompanied by his daughter to go o Ins oilier larm. He proceeded along the Tycho Load until between AH Jamieson’s homestead and the ig ■6ag. He was driving at about H nines per hour, and he was ol tit opinion that a tyre burst, causing the car to skid to the right, lhe ear went on the lock and turned up a bank about 8 inches high at the side °l n road. The wheels struck a boulde and the car overturned, pinning both witness and deceased underneath. Deceased did not speak after the accident. Witness was conscious ah tlic tune, and made efforts to get out Bern the ear. Cyril McCaw came along, and not being able to do anything, went away for assistance. When it arnyecl witness was released. He estimated that ten minutes had elapsed since tue dir capsized. He saw his daughter,and thought that she was dead. Altness was then removed to a hospital. The radius rod ol the car had. been broken lor. some time, witness having repaired it with wire. The car was an old one,-and it had not been used for a week prior to the accident. It lias quite possible to drive the car with the radius rod broken. Deceased was seventeen years of age, and w r as m good health. ~ Cyril McCaw, a fanner residing at Tycho, stated that on the day in question he-was riding a motor-cycle about a quarter of a mile on the lycho side of the Zig Zag, and saw a car overturned on the side of the road Witness stopped - and saw Mr Black and deceased underneath the‘car. W itness attempted to lift the car, hut could not do so. He considered that Miss Black was then dead. Witness went for his father and _ brother, and together with the assistance of Mi Belling, who came along, they removed Mr Black. The car' was facing the right hand fence going to Timaru. William. McCaw gave corroborative evidence regarding tlie removal or deceased front; under the car. G. H. TJssher, medical practitioner, residing at Timaru, stated that he had proceeded to tlie scene of the accident in response to a message received. He found on arrival that Miss Black was dead, lier neck being broken. Mr Black was then in great pain, and he removed him to hospital. Constable Mayne also gave evidence regarding the scene of the accident and tlie position of the car. A verdict was returned that tlie deceased met her death as a result of a ear in which she' was riding accidentally ‘ overturning, and breaking her neck. ~ , . Tlie Coroner added that he considered it was a very dangerous practise to drive a light car with an important part of the steering gear •broken.' It Wjas a _most unfortunate occurrence, aiid pointed out the need pf : -icojitiipial care being exercised.