STRUCK BY TRAIN
Aged Man’s Death Press Association— Copyright. Au: kiand, May 25. Fatal injuries? were suffered by Samuel Taylor, aged 78, at the Ellerslie station when he walked into » workers’ train as it steamed Into the statibn from the direction of the Otqnuhu worksh- pt to-night. Although he driver cf thf leading eng'ae ap. plied the emergency brake as soon as he saw what was likely to happy* there was insufficient time two engines and several carriages passed over Mr Taylor’s body ht'erff the train was pulled up. Mr Taylor had been In the habit of taking a short-cut to the Ellerslie township across the line. He was taking a message to the township. Apparently he did not see the approaching train las he clambered over the top of 'the embaulqjlent and started to walk across the single track alongside the platform, The train, drawn by two locomo. tives, carried about 400 workman from the railway tit otgbuhrf A
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 443, 26 May 1937, Page 5
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160STRUCK BY TRAIN Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 443, 26 May 1937, Page 5
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