FOUR RILLED

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 136, 11 June 1945, Page 6

FOUR RILLED

CROSSING SMASH

THREE OTHERS BADLY HURT P.A. AUCKLAND, June 10. Two people were killed instantly, two died later in hospital, and three others were injured in a level-crossing accident which occurred at Suttie's Crossing, one mile north of Huntly, yesterday afternoon, when a small sedan motor-car collided with a goods express train travelling from Auckland to Wellington. The victims were:— KILLED. Arnold Lutfier Gubb, aged 33, married, with one child, storekeeper, Rotowaro, driver of the car. Josephine Elizabeth Marshall, aged, six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall, Rotowaro. George Marshall, aged 39, married, with three children, father of Josephine Marshall, miner, Rotowaro. Mrs. Mabel Dorothy Marshall, aged 32, wife of George Marshall. INJURED. Mrs. Hilda McCallum, aged about 40, sister of Mrs. Marshall, concussion and lacerations to head. William Marshall, aged three, Concussion and shock. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, aged two weeks, concussion, laceration to the head, and other injuries. The injured were removed to Huntly Hospital where Mr. Marshall died. Later, the injured were transferred to the Waikato Hospital at Hamilton, where Mrs. Marshall died this morning. The party was on the way home to Rotowaro after Mr. Marshall had collected his wife and infant daughter from the maternity hospital at Huntly. The car was wrecked and was carried about 60ft beyond the cattle stop.

Mrs. McCallum, William Marshall, and the infant girl"were all reported to be in a very serious condition tonight.