FATAL ACCIDENT
RAILWAYMAN KILLED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Last Night. An accident which terminated fatally occurred at the Newmarket Bailway Station this afternoon, when Frederick G. Falkner, aged 22, was killed whilst shunting. Falkner ran in front of a train of moving wagons, when his foot slipped, and he fell. Before h'o could rise tlie wagons ran over him. 'He was removed to the hospital where he died half an hour after. His injuries were very severe, his right arm. .being practically torn from the shoulder, and his right : ear being torn off. He also received an injury to the spine. The accident is particularly sad, as the young manhad only been married about a month, and this is the third death in the family within quite a short period, his brother and sister dying a few months ago. The deceased had been in the service of the Railway Department for the past five years and was regarded as a very promising officer. An inquest will be held to-day.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10716, 10 September 1912, Page 5
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169FATAL ACCIDENT Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10716, 10 September 1912, Page 5
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