BOARDING A MOVING TRAIN.
MAN KILLED INSTAHIX Y '
LOST GRIP OX HANDRAIL.
(Bj T<-U'graph.-PreF« MARTOX, tii, A shocking accident occurred at Mb, railway station, Turakina, on ThnjJl/ evening, when Timothv Hartnet^* 7 single man ,45,. in • board a moving tram, fell on thTtrar* and was run owr l.v the guard's r» He was shockingly mutilated and diM at onc-e.
With a companion. TYier Cameron. HartneU was travelling from W«iimJ; to Owbango Both g„ t „ ff aT and retrod to an b'.tcl adjoininr th. While ;here they hearty tram move off. Bmh ran to the static where Cameron successful] v boarded tt. last carriage. HartneU caught the hand rail and attempted to swing aboard, but seemed to lose bis hold/asa fell between the carriage and the nkl form. r l *
Hart net t was a native of Ta«nani, and resided in Wanganui. xrbtr* he two brother*.
A verdict of accidental death •», retnmed. *
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1927, Page 6
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151BOARDING A MOVING TRAIN. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1927, Page 6
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