FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 269, 2 August 1918, Page 4

FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE RUN OVER. Bj Telegraph.—Press AB6ociation Napier, August 1. An accident occurred at Waipukuraii to-night, whereby a man named J. V. Kelly, a railway employee, lost his life, Deceased, who had been in Waipukuraii for about ten days on a Railway Departmental inquiry, joined the Napier evening train at Takapau. On reaching Waipukurnu tho train was ehunted on to a side-line to allow another train Iα pass. This unfortunate-man presumably thought the train had stopped, and attempted to leave his carriage. It is thought that deceased missed his foothold and foil beneath the train. No one witnessed tho tragedy, although tho guard felt his van bump over tho body. The body was terribly mangled. Div ceased belonged to the Railway Department at Wellington, and had had fortythree years' service. He was recently chief clerk to tho mechanical engineer. He was married; his wifo residing at Wellington. He was about sixty years of age. An inquest will be held at Waipukurnu to-morrow.