MORE ACCIDENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 123, Issue 20690, 28 December 1938, Page 4

MORE ACCIDENTS

SERIES OVER HOLIDAYS BOY CYCLIST KILLED (By Telegraph—Press Association) HASTINGS, Tuesday Graham Leslie Wooding (9) was killed this morning when a motor-ear hit his bicycle near Pakipaki, a few miles out of Hastings on the NapierWellington main highway. The car was driven by Mr J. S. Wright, a traveller from the United States. The hoy died in the Hastings Hospital three hours later. BULLET STRIKES WOMAN A severe injury was received by Mrs E. D. Tarrant, of New Plymouth, when she was struck by a .32 bullet at Awakino on Monday night. Mrs Smith was attended by a district nurse and brought to New Plymouth by private car to the hospital, where an operation was performed.

THREE WOMEN INJURED Three women were Injured when a motor-car driven by Miss May Flowers, of Whakatane. became out of control between Whakatane and Oh ope Beach, yesterday afternoon and crashed into the side of the bank. Chest injuries were sufferin'! by Miss Flowers, while. Mrs G. Caisb . a passenger, received a broken nose and facial abrasions. The third occupant of the car. Mrs E Flowers, suffered facial abrasions. They were taken to the Whakatane Hospital, but their condition was not regarded as serious.

BOY’S EYE HURT Injuries to his left eye were suffered yesterday by Allan O’Hearn ,8), son of Mr John O'Hearn, farmer, of Komakorau, Taupiri, while tree-climb-ing, a twig running into the eye. The boy was admitted to Waikato Hospital last evening for treatment, but so far as is known the sight of the eye is not endangered. ESCAPE ROM DROWNING A party of young men and women had a fortunate escape from drowning when the engine of their launch was put out of commission by a wave as it was crossiing the Whakatane Rive:’ bar. The launch was swept on to the rocks, but luckily it balanced on an even keel and finally drifted ashore under the cliffs. The launch was considerably damaged, but the occupants were none the worse for the mishap. MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNS DRIVER MISTAKES GEARS MAORI WOMAN AND SON HURT (By Telegraph—Press Association) GISBORNE. Wednesday A Maori. Mrs Herewith Ngaronoa 23 and her son, Edward G were seriouslv injured oil Christmas Day wlm*ii u car dri\en by her husband ran back off the. road <*\.r t lit* Takapau liill ~i To Puia. Both are in the Te Pnia 11 "spi ta I. There won five in tho car at the time of the accident. Mr Ngaronoa was negotiating a steep grade, and mistook llie reverse for second gear. The vehicle overturned twice before coming to rest down a bank.