TRAINS COLLIDE
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
(Received this day at 8 a.m.) BUCHAREST, October 26
The Simplon Tunnel express from Bucharest collided with another express near Statina. The collision completely wrecked the first-mentioned express, a sleeping car, two first-class coaches, a luggage and a mail van. It is believed there are fifty casualties. Twenty-fjve were sent to the hospital.
31 PERSONS KILLED. SLATINA, Dot. .26
The train accident wqs due to the faulty working of points. Thirty-one were, killed, of whom twenty-seven were Rumanians, travelling on a local train, and forty-seven were injured.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1928, Page 5
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