KILLED BY TRAIN
DEATH OF TWO CHILDREN
TRAGEDY NEAR PALMERSON N,
(Per Press Association—-Copyright).
PALMERSTON N.,, December 26. A double tragedy occurred at Kakariki on a railway bridge, where a train killed two children,. They were: Frances Mason , aged IP years, daughter of Mr T. Mason, of Kakariki; and Molly Camplin, aged four years dauglitera of Mr J. L. Camplin, of Waituna. The children were cousins. The bridge, like many other-"'short railway structures of this type, is urideeked. It is not used for pedestrian traffic of any kind. It is about 20 feet above a stream, , and the children had no hope of. escape with the train coming on them suddenly, unless they attempted to jump "to the ground below. They were unable tb Save themselves, ..and. met an instantaneous-death,
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1933, Page 5
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