Out of control because sulphur on the tramlines made the wheels lose their grip, two trams telescoped i'nto a third at Parnell yesterday morping, the middle tram being extensively damaged. There were only a few passengers and •'nobody was hurt except one motorman who suffered minor cuts. Suqh an accident had been foreseen by transport officials who recently instructed carriers bringing sulphur -from the wharves to the phosphate wprks at Otahuhu' to use tarpaulins ho ' prevent the sulphur from falllng on to the tram tracks. A reside'nt -oppQSite the scene of the accident collected 1 cwt. of sulphur from the roadway.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 May 1947, Page 5
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