STRUCK BY TRAIN
CYCLIST TRAVELLING ON MAIN LINE I Per United Press Association.] TIMARU, February 21. AVhilo cycling along the main line at the southern end of Timaru railway yards shortly before 2 o’clock this afternoon, James M'Keowen, a storeman employed in the locomotive department, was struck by the north-bound express and killed instantly. The deceased was a married man with six children. It is stated that M’Keowen, who was transferred to Timaru from Invercargill only last month, was cycling alongside the main line in the same direction as tlie train. He was carrying a hydrant over his shoulder, and is said to have been in the act of stopping his jbicycle when he was struck by the engine. Although the express pulled up quickly, the unfortunate man was carried sonic distance before being thrown to the side of the track.
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Evening Star, Issue 22889, 22 February 1938, Page 15
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141STRUCK BY TRAIN Evening Star, Issue 22889, 22 February 1938, Page 15
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