SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
. SEVERAL OFFICIALS AND PAS- [ SENGERS INJURED. ROLLING STOCK HEAVILY DAMAGED. Received Oct. 26, 0.24 a.m. - Adelaide, October 2s. A serious railway collision occurred at Gawler. A Port Pirie train, with two engines attached, was entering the station, when it ran into a stationary goods train. Carno, the driver of the goodß train, was thrown out and badly injured about the head, and his condition is serious. A porter, Inns, was coupling trucks on the goods train at the time, and a wheel passed over his leg, necessitating ampu-'
Brighton, the guard of the passenger tram, had two ribs broken, and several others were slightly injured. The passengers received a severe shock, and one had to be taEen to the hospital. Miss Russell, a daughter of Commissioner Russell, was severely cut about the head. . A special train with nurses and doctors was speedily on the scene, and afforded relief. The damage to the rolling stock" is heavy, the three engines being considerably smashed, while a number of tmoks and carriages were also badly damaged.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 2
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176SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 2
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