Car Jammed On Railway Struck By Train
(0.C.) . REEFTON, This Day. An accident, occurred about 7.30 p.m. last, evening, when a car, owned and driven by Mr Frank W. 'Larconde of Christchurch, who had with him; as passengers his wife and Mr and Mrs M. Hill, of Christchurch, was struck by the locomotive of the Westport-Reef-ton train near’ the Inangahua Landing road “and rail traffic bridge. No one was: injured. Mr Larconde was proceeding to Westport and mistook the turn-off at the bridge, tie ran along the railway line for a short distance and on attempting to get back on to the road the car Wheels betaine jammed between the sleepers on the permanent way. The approach of a. train forced the passengers and driver to abandon the car which was struck and badly damaged. ■ ; !
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Greymouth Evening Star, 25 October 1947, Page 4
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