WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Sunday. An inquest was held yesterday into the death of Mrs. Bridget Ford, aged 72, who was struck by a train at Ythan Street crossing oh September 9. The driver of the train said that when about an engine length from the crossing he noticed Mrs. Ford walking briskly, as if she were trying to get over in front of the train. The whistle was sounded twice, but the woman took no notice. She was struck by the left hand portion of the engine and thrown clear.
The coroner returned a verdict that deceased met her death as the result of being struck by the train, no blame being attachable to anyone.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 225, 23 September 1929, Page 10
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120WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 225, 23 September 1929, Page 10
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