SERIES OF ACCIDENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20463, 1 April 1938, Page 2

SERIES OF ACCIDENTS

FALL BENEATH LORRY DEATH OF A CYCUBT (By Telegrtpo.—Tress Association) TAURANGA, Friday Yeaterday afternoon Mr Harry Benfell 59!, married with an adult family of four, employed in the Tauranga Citrus Association’s factory, rode out from the factory on a bicycle and collided with a motor lorry driven by Mr Frederick William Ifopken. He was removed to hospital and died some hours later. Evidence at the Inquest disclosed tliat Benfell fell under the vehicle, a wheel or the" differential passing over hie head and Inflicting severe Injuries. A verdict was returned accordingly with no blame attachable to the lorry driver. LITTLE QIRL KILLED CYCLE COLLIDES WITH CAR (ly Telegraph.—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Priday Nancy Page (7) was killed at Prebbleton shortly after 9 o’clock this morning when the bicycle she was riding collided with a car driven by Dr. M. M. Burns, of Riccarton. An eye-witness said the child appeared to swerve and lose control of her machine*, crashing into the car, which was travelling to Lincoln College, where Dr. Bums Is a lecturer, hirer. ELDERLY MAN DROWNED (Special to ThnesO AUCKLAND, Friday Mr John Clarence Grant (71), of Maraetti, was drowned while bathing yEnterday. The body was quickly recovered. but artificial respiration failed. CYOLIET KILLED TAURANGA, Friday Mr Harry Benfell, an employee of tbs Wuranga Citrus Association, was fatally Injured when his bicycle collided with a motor-lorry this afternoon. WIDOW SEVERELY INJURED AUCKLAND, Friday Mrs Ethel Annie Thornton (76) a widow, of Henderson Valley, was kneoked down by a motor-cycle last night. Both her legs and one arm were fractured. Her condition it serious. ROY'S EYE PIEROED WELLINGTON, Thursday Marcus Poole, a schoolboy, sustained severe Injuries to his eye. While experiments with hydrogen gas were being conducted In the laboratory of the Wellington College an explosion occurred, and a piece of shattered glass pierced the boy's eye.