A RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
DEAD, BODY FOUND ON LINE,
Press Association.
, . DUNEDIN, May 31, A yoiiug' man, supposed to be Colin Morris, of Port Chalmers,:met with if fatal ilecident on the railway- last night. vrHLs dead, body was found alongside the lino, about half ..a mile south -of Dunedin station. The' right foot, from the instep, was crushed to a pulp, tbo.top of the skull was lifted' oft, and tho, right wrist was broken, besides minor injuries, In tho pocket was found a postcard addressed Colin Morris, c/o Mararoa, Lyttelton, and posted at . Port Chalmers. Deceased was apparently about ,18 or 20 years of age. It is surmised that ho got on the Mojigiol train-instead of tho Port •Chalmers train, aiid jumped oft when ho noticed his mistake.,- •
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2205, 1 June 1908, Page 2
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130A RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2205, 1 June 1908, Page 2
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