TRAGIC ACCIDENT
A DOCTOR. KILLED. CAUGHT ON LEVEL CROSSING. Carterton, August 7. There was a tragic accident at Cla reville level railway crossing this morning, when Dr. Frank. Adrian Morton was killed instantly. lie was going to call on a patient, and apparently did not see ■or hear the train approaching till within a few feet of the line. The evidence shows he jammed on the brakes, but the ear skidded in loose metal, and the engine caught the ear in the middle and smashed it, to pieces. Dr. Morton was thrown out on the other side of the cattle stops and killed instantly. The; deceased was a young man, and had been practising in Carterlon for I lie past 'two years. He leaves a. widow, Dr. Win Morton.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4489, 9 August 1930, Page 3
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129TRAGIC ACCIDENT Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4489, 9 August 1930, Page 3
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