A TRAM CAR ACCIDENT.
l'er Press Association; , Christchureh, July A serious tram accident uoruing 0 n the Papain?! line. Two trams regularly crosß storfE#! au the single line. The was running well in all respects' wMuifjlS it quarter of a mile of the turnout, the niotormaii states that he iounh'W&Bi controller stuck when he tried to shiitsSi the current to stop on the siding.''CnSllS scquently the car ran right thr^ml. the sWhi° tlU!1 CUI end on at lio The front ends of the ears werlfl smashed in, but 110 injury was. done faffl the seated passengers or the 'rootornwfflll One woman, however, seeing the imS§£l pending smash, stepped off tlic jnoviSf ear backwards, and fell on the her head, sustaining a fracture of 'thffiS base of her skull. She is a middle-MwlH woman, whose name is unknown. »t||| The name of the woman who wos'lJlh Jiired as a result of the trainwav sion this morning is Mrs Weeks r ifl widow of Linwood. Up to tlijs erenlijPi she had not regained consciousness; -tfSjl
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 July 1907, Page 2
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173A TRAM CAR ACCIDENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 4 July 1907, Page 2
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