Woman Killed By Rail-Car
(N.Z Press Association) HASTINGS. May 30 i An elderly woman was: killed almost instantly when ’ she was struck by the north-: bound rail-car on the Heretaunga street level crossing.■ Hastings, at 1.20 p m today ; She was I Mrs Edith May McGaffin. of I 611 Avenue road. West! j Hastings. 1 Mrs McGaffin. who was wearing a hearing aid. was struck by the left, front ■ corner of the double unit rail- ; car. ; Eye-witnesses said warning lights and bells were ; operating at the time ar.d the ‘ rail-car's hom was sounding i '
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29527, 31 May 1961, Page 7
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