FRACTURED SKULL
BLIND MAN INJURED [ Per Press Association ] CHRISTCHURCH May 6. A blind man, Herbert Washer, aged 47. single, received severe Lead injuries when struck by a tram in the city •to-night. Washer was crossing High Street near the triangle. He did not hear the approach of a New Brighton tram travelling towards Cathedral Square, for he walked in its path and was knocked over and struck unconscious. It is believed the driver of the car did not realise that Washer was blind until the tram was to him. The injuries, it is believed, include a I’ractured skull. His condition is serious late to-night and he is still unconscious.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 108, 8 May 1936, Page 5
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109FRACTURED SKULL Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 108, 8 May 1936, Page 5
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