RAILWAY SMASH
COLLISION IN VICTORIA TWO PASSENGERS INJURED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 2. (Received January 2, at 10.15 a.m.) The Melbourne-to-Sydney Limited express collided with a pilot engine near Seymour (Victoria) last night. The passengers were flung headlong by the impact. Two were injured. Several women fainted. The express engine was forced off the rails, which were badly twisted. The pilot engine was hurled bodily from the line. Several, empty carriages were thrown against' the embankment. The driver of the pilot engine suffered head injuries.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19300102.2.64
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 20372, 2 January 1930, Page 9
Word Count
87RAILWAY SMASH Evening Star, Issue 20372, 2 January 1930, Page 9
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.