ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

Waikato Times, Volume 101, Issue 16946, 8 November 1926, Page 7

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.

MAN AND WOMAN KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. Two persons were killed in a motor smash last evening. Mr Harry Denham was driving a five-sealer ™ olo y car ’ in which were five adults and a threc-ycar-old boy, when the car swerved, crashed into a telegraph pole, dnc J then swung across to the other side the road, where it stopped. A man and a woman were killed installtlj, and the little boy suffered shock, and was admitted to hospital. The three other persons in the car escaped in jury. The body of the man was idmiuM as that of David -orsyU, aged 50 years, single, ol Belfast, ino body of the woman, whose age was about 30 years, was not identified.

(Bv Telegraph.—Press Association.) v y WHAKATANE, Saturday. A mishap occurred to a party of territorials who wore coming from Opoliki in a lorry this morning to enter the annual training camp at Whakatane. While proceeding through the Waimana Gorge near Tancatua the lorry, which driven by Mr Parkinson, capsized over a bank. One of the territorials, R Henderson, received injuries to his head and was rendered temporarily unconscious. Sergeant Carrutticrs and Private Shaifoon received slight injuries to the head and body. Minor injuries were sustained by some of the other boys. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday.

An express tram from Christchurch to Brighton ran off the rails this morning. The accident is attributed to a piece of the line carrying away. The car ran 15 or 20 yards to the right before pulling up. Had it gone to the left it would have gone over a lOlt bank into a paddock. DUNEDIN, Sunday.

A sad drowning accident occurred this morning at Tomahawk, where a young man, Harry Baker, a prominent cricketer, lost Ills life. A party had gone lo the bach for the day and while bathing Baker went out too far. lie was soon in difficulties. A companion, Arthur Wootlon, made a gallant attempt at rescue, but failed lo save Baker, wtio was carried out to sea. Wootton narrowly escaped with his life. GISBORNE, Monday.

George Turnbull Bagrie, sheepfarmer of the Tolaga Bay district, was found dead close to his whare, with a shotgun beside the body. Neighbours had been anxoius for some time regarding tlie deceased, who showed signs of mental trouble. On Saturday two of them set out with Bagrie lo bring him to town for medical examination. Owing to tho heavy rain the roads were heavy, and when they had gone about a milo and a-half, Bagrie suggested that he would get out and walk over a hill and meet them on tlie oilier side. The neighbours drove on and waited for him, but lie did not arrive. They returned lo the whare and found him dead, with a deep wound in Ihc head and a shotgun alongside. Deceased lias been 12 years in the district. So far as is known lie had no financial worries. WHANGAREI, Monday. Henry Robinson, s aged seven, son of Mr J. Robinson, of Otaika; was running into a shed on Sunday afler,noon when a large block and tackle fell, striking tlie boy on the head, and inflicting a four-inch wound. MASTERTON, Monday. A middle-aged man was found unconscious in a paddock at Awatoitoi Station, and brought to Mastorton, where he died to-day. Deceased was carrying a swag looking for work and no one was able to identify him, but a returned soldier’s medal and papers bearing Hie name 11. G. Goglan, C/2403, N.Z.E.F., were found on him.