CALLANDER ADVERTISER, SATURDAY 4TH JULY 1936
STIRLING CYCLISTS CRASH – ACCIDENT NEAR DUNFERMLINE – ‘CO OP’ MESSENGERS INJURED
Two Stirling boys returning from a cycle run to Dunfermline on Saturday evening were involved in a motor accident in the village of Cairneyhill, a short distance from Dunfermline. They were Duncan Morrison, 58 Cowane Street, and Frank Agnew, 27 Cowane Street. They were taken to Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital, where Morrison, who was still unconscious yesterday, lies in a serious condition.
Both boys are aged fourteen, and are employed as messengers with Stirling Co-Operative Society. They are keen cyclists, and as Frank had received delivery of a new cycle on Saturday, they decided on an outing to Dunfermline on Sunday.
On their return journey they were cycling behind a bus which stopped to permit a passenger to alight. As the boys cut out from behind the bus, the wheels of their machines interlocked and they fell.
A following car, belonging to Mr C McKenzie, bank clerk, 17 Ryehill Gardens, Leith, attempted ti swerve clear, but was unable to avoid Duncan, who received a wound on the back of his head. Frank, who was bleeding freely, received a wound on his left temple, and injuries to his right leg. After being examined, they were conveyed by ambulance to hospital.
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