AT A LEVEL CROSSING
DOUBLE FATALITY AT CARTERTON.
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) MASTERTON, Bth February. A distressing lovel crossing accident occurred at the Kent street crossing, Carterton, at 7.30 to-night, resulting in the death of Jacob and John Rzoska, two middle-aged brothers, who were farming in partnership at Parkvale. Tho two men had spent the afternoon at Carterton, and after dining at the local hotel left in a gig for their homo. The light was failing, but it was still possible to see a fair distance. It is stated by an eye-witness that the train whistled as it approached the crossing, but was apparently unheard by the brothers, who drove to the middle of the track, where they were struck by the engine. Both were carried some distance and were mangled beyond recognition. Deceased have relatives in Masterton, and it is understood that Jacob Rzoska is married and' that his wife and two children reside in the South Island,
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 9 February 1926, Page 7
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158AT A LEVEL CROSSING Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 34, 9 February 1926, Page 7
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