A motor-truck knocked down and seriously injured a public rickshaw puller in Bubbling Well Road, near Moulmein Road, yesterday morning. The driver failed to stop, and escaped. He did not report the accident afterwards, The collision occurred at 9.25
'o'clock,.when traffic on Bubbling Well Road was quite heavy. Although marly persons saw the crash, no-one had reported the number of the motor-truck up to a late hour yesterday.
The injured rickshaw puller, with a compound fracture of one ankle, was conveyed in a Fire Brigade am-balance to the Lester Chinese Hospital.
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