ACCIDENTS TO EXPRESS.
-e» J .MiiiAci'i.ors K,SCAPE. fly Telegra;;h. —Vrts3 Aitoeiation. I'ahiatiia, July 10. An aeeident occurred to the northbound Welliuglon-Wairarapa express thin afternoon, Between J'nhiatllil ttnd Kiinini lie' ciiiiim- ran into a slip, left the rails, and toppled over towards the river. The carriage heli'.nd the tender ran np against the bank, and but for Ihis probably the whole train would lime been pulled oil' the line into the rive;. l'irenian Klclchcr ivas extricated fro u under the conlbox, which was right ;u:r<;;<s Ihe rail, lie had a miraculous escape, but siill'ered no serious injury. I lie engine-driver, named Haws, ami the passengers escaped unhurt. Several women and children were in the derailed carriage. The line is considerably damaged, and th" str/ic" i-. di:-i»reani.eit. The .si:,, is iiot larL"\ but a huju'e boulder vveijjliabout half a tun, was the principal obfJruction. At the scene of the accident there is a curve, and also a cutting, the line running along the bank.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1915, Page 4
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162ACCIDENTS TO EXPRESS. Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1915, Page 4
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