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Two Fatal Accidents In
Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, April 8.
A ROAD accident, which caused the death of a woman and her child, occurred six miles out of Apia on March 31. A truck loaded with trade goods, driven by a cocoa planter, R. Ah Sau, collided with a car coming from the opposite direction. The truck left the road and turned over, imprisoning a six years-old child. The truck then burst into flames. The child was incinerated and his mother was fatally burned m trying to rescue him. Mr. Ah Sau and a passenger Mr. R. Adam, were also severely burned and taken to Apia hospi tal. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. , Another fatal road accident occurred on Savaii when a Euroneslan road-overseer ToMau Albert Schwencke, fell from a truck and was killed instantly.