BRAKES FAIL
TRAIN DERAILED. SCENES OF HORROR. Twelve Killed And Seventy-Five Injured. POUR CARRIAGES TELESCOPED. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11.30 a.m.) PARIS, December 10. A Namur message states that the failure of the brakes, when descending a steep bank near the station, derailed a passenger train, and four carriages were telescoped. There were scenes of horror, and rescue was very difficult. It is believed that a dozen were killed and 75 injured. The 'carriages were crowded and many were standing. The train was speeding at 60 miles per hour when a derailment turned the engine • completely round, crumbling three carriages, the others remaining vertical. Rescuers, aided by the fire brigade and special cranes from Brussels, wrestled for three hours, cutting through metal plates. The dead were terribly mutilated.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 293, 11 December 1929, Page 7
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