ACCIDENTS & DEATHS

Gisborne Times, 31 October 1928, Page 6

ACCIDENTS & DEATHS

HEAD-ON COLLISION

SMASH AT AUCKLAND RAILWAY, STATION (Press Association.> AUCKLAND, Oct. 30. A r heavily-laden goods train backing'from the arrival platform of the city- station this morning collided with a ; stationary train on tho same line. Thev met head on, the moving train weiging about 400 tons.and the other train about 200 tons. Of the former train the whole of the ten vehicles were considerably damaged. They ..comprised refrigerated wagons carrying butter and cheese from the Southdo'wn freezing works for shipment by the Devon. It is impossible sfate'd.Fie' exteht of the damage to the dairy produce. The train comprised four box wagons, five'large wagons and an old passenger car. The' latter was smashed beyond repaid, .and every vehicle more or less damaged. Four wagons and the passenger car left the rails. The stationary' train received little or no damage. No damage was done to the permanent way, and no one was injured -7 . NAVAL SEAMEN KILLED BY MOTOR LORRY'. ~~“"*'(pTeßS Association./ ——Wellington, c-ct. 30. CyriJ William Nebitt, a sailor on H.M.S. Dunedin, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry in Trent fiiain early this morning. His relatives reside in Timaru. KNOCKED DOWN BY T CAR. FOUR-YEAR-OLD GIRL’S DEATH (Press Association.! WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. June Ralph, 4, was knocked down and killed by a motor car in Upper Willis street last night. The child, who Jived with her parents .at 15 Windsor Place, was skipping when she suddenly darted across the road, being knocked down by a passing car. She died immediafcelv from a fracture of the skull. The Free Ambulance was summoned and the. little mite, who. still had- the. skipping rope clutched tight in her hand when she was picked up, was taken to hospital.

Who pays the hill for the injured worker? ‘Consult the Standard Insurance Comp an v for full protection. -_C. G, Bloore, chief agent; A. Q g edjnn Ineai mnnauer—' Arb* 1