FATAL COLLISION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 110, 11 May 1936, Page 6

FATAL COLLISION

YOUNG CYCLIST’S DEATH I ACCIDENT ON No. I LINE CHARGE AGAINST DRIVER Biruck by a motor \ehiclc tinselling in the same direction when i-yclin > along No. .1 Line between the ALuybank lliil and the Airport < <>. it about 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, Joseph Arthur Alass y, U g c d ]<j years, ui Kepa Street, Wanganui J.a.-t, received severe head injuries from which he died almost immediately. ALassey, who was employed by M • D. AlcFarlane and Co., was vyclin ■ in the direction of Kailoke with Mr. Whitely and another companion, A taxi overtook them but another vel-irie driven by a Alaori and containing a number of natives from Katana wnieh was following close behind, struck deceased’s cycle. He was thrown to the giound and received severe injuric- to his head. The driver of the ca:. who i •turned | to the scene of the accident, was taken ' to the police station, and it. is under- 1 stood that he is to appear in the | Magistrate's Court this morning on a charge of recklessly driving a motor ' ehicle so as to cause the death of I Massey. An inquest was opened bciuif Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., yesterday morning and, after evidence of blentificaiion had been given by the boy's J’aluur, was adjourned sine dib.