NEARLY A CASUALTY.
tj JUS* MISSED A TRAIN. A . — •j BUS DRIVER FINED. i - ■• . .■ : j '"By AssociatlolSJ : 1! WELLINGTON, this day. i Lionel Edward Campbell was prose« p cuted for attempting to cross the ra&V 1 way line atPetone with his motor bus--1 when the line "was not clear. p Counsel for the Railway Department g stated'that the crossing was a dangeroiu c one, and defendant did not take the 1 necessary precautions. The engine. i driver had complained that he had to t apply the emergency brakes to avoid i defendant's bus, which was crowded witll -' passengers, and a collision was onl» I averted by a few seconds. s The railway inspector stated vi e*i* c dence that there was a distance of 9M c yards wherein anyone apnroaocliing th* i, crossing could see an advancing train, i i The magistrate, Mr. Page, in imposing •- a gne of f 10, said Campbell had not taken s reasonable precautions. A man in hit c position must carry out his responSi* ability to the public. *i :
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1926, Page 8
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