SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT
By Telegraph.—Press Association. GHRISTCHURCH, June 15. A shocking: railway accident-oc-curred at Lyttelton this afternoon, a* a result of which Mr J. Gilroy, Chief Engineer of the Kaituna, lost both his feet. Mr Gilroy was crossing the railway yard shortly before 3 o'clock, while shunting operations were in progress, ana Was struck by a truck and knocked down.' He fell on to the track, and the truck wheels passed ever both legs, almost completely severing them. Mr Gilroy was carried to the casuality ward, where it was found necessary to amputate both feet, and to-night he is in a critical condition.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9116, 16 June 1908, Page 5
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103SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9116, 16 June 1908, Page 5
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