ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Thames Star, 24 December 1921, Page 5

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

AN INQUEST. * (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 21. At the inquest regarding the death of apprentice jockey, William MoyTan, aged 15, who was riding Heathcrmoon at the Takapuna races on November 6, and died !n the hospital two days later as thi» result of internal injuries sustained when the horse fell, the coroner returned a verdict in accordance with medical evidence, stating that no blame was attachable to anyone. Ono'jockey, in his evidence, said thafr appeared to try to obtain • on ithe oh'-sfde of Esthpnia. - Ho thought Heathermoon must have struck his front feet on the heels of Esthonia.

A BAD DAY. SERIES OF MISHAPS. (From Our Correspondentf) AUCKLAND, DEC. 24. A chapter of accidents occurred 3 r esterday. A telegraph messenger named Eric Morrison, aged 15, living at Kingland, was knocked a motor car opposite IJ*M ! o"y Street, shortly after 10 had delivered a message arid was mounting his 'jsi'-ycle. He attempted to cross the street but, on reaching the tram rails, was struck and thrown heavily to the ground by a motor car. When the ear was brought to a stop, the front wheel was resting on the lad's body. While no.bones were broken the lad had received a severe shaking and bruising about the hips and abdomen. - A motor lorry and a motor car collided in Beach Road, Parnell, shortly before 5 p.m. yesterday, with the result that the motor car was overturned and the occupants, Henry Buck and his married daughter Mrs Close, had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. ' A young man, Thomas J. Adams, fell into ' the harbour last evening. When rescued he was unconscious and was conveyed to the hospital where he later regained his senses, but was unable to account for the accident. An old age pensioner, Percy Riehard Loder,_was found unconscious in Upper Quefcn Street yesterday evening and taken to the hospital where he was found to be suffering from shock, v.. Loder is 82 years of -age, and resides at Avondale. A ship's steward," Sydney Lee, slipped on a plank on the Kaikoura. He was attended by the ship's surgeon who found that two ribs had been fractured. Lee was admitted to the hospital.