ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
[Per Press Association ] AUCKLAND, Dec. 7. R. W. West, a single man, and an engine cleaner, was run over by a locomotive at Mercer yesterday,' and died to-day. He attempted to jump on the engine when it was in motion, and fell between it and the platform. . Both his feet Avere badly crushed: Mr F. Pearce, sen., of Cass Street, Kaiapoi, was thrown from a trap at Belfast on Wednesday afternoon, when returning from Riccarton. He was severely bruised and otherwise injured, and also sprained one of his wrists. He was removed home, and Dr Murray attended to him. A young woman while travelling in the northern district, broke her leg by falling off a bicycle, and was taken to Ohristchuich by the midday train to-day.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6662, 7 December 1899, Page 3
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