In respect to the railway fatality at :Paekakariki on Friday,last, in ; which Charles Thomas Boulton was fatally-in-jured, the Coroner (Mr. G. Cruicksliank, S.M.) has returned a verdict that, doceased was accidentally , run over and killed by a train at'Paekakariki-on Friday last, no blame being attachable to anyone. Evidence was given by John Meachen, engine-driver of the train that, ran over deceased, that on arrival at Paekakariki he received a signal to pull out foe shunting. After the train had passed the signal box he heard a grinding noise undor the engine. _ Ho stopped the engine f and on searching with a lamp on the lines discovered deceased. The engine ajid two carnages had passed over him. Corroborativo evidence was given by three other railway officials, who stated that no one was seen •near the- ifng-onerto deceased fceteg
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2440, 20 April 1915, Page 5
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137Untitled Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2440, 20 April 1915, Page 5
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