HEAD-ON COLLISION
BAILWAY ACCIDENT AT TIMARU. By Telegraph—Press 'Association Timaru, December 22. Aβ the evening train from Oamaru, comprising 4G trucks and two passenger cots, entered the station yard last night in a gale of wind and rain, a head-on collision occurred with iin engine which had just been detached from the. Ashburton train and was going to the shed. Both engines were twisted together unci liijd to be cut apart. Nine trucks, loaded with wool, were derailed and damaged, and the wool was thrown in all directions.
Most of the day was spent in clearing up the wreckage. By a miracle almost the engine men were practically unhurt and the passengers only shaken. 'An ininquiry will be held.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 75, 23 December 1918, Page 4
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119HEAD-ON COLLISION Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 75, 23 December 1918, Page 4
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