KILLED INSTANTLY
CARPENTER STRUCK BY CAR By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, August 28. A fatal accident occurred on the Hutt Road at 7 o’clock on Saturday night, a pedestrian being knocked down by a motor car and killed. The victim of the accident was named Neilsen, aged 50, a carpenter, single, of 78 Cuba Street, Petone. He received severe head injuries, Neilsen, who was a native of Finland, was endeavouring to cross the Hutt Road just north of the new overhead bridge between Kaiwarra and Thorndon. He was proceeding towards Wellington when a car going in the same direction struck him. He was dead when picked up.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19380829.2.36
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21127, 29 August 1938, Page 6
Word Count
106KILLED INSTANTLY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21127, 29 August 1938, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in