DOMINION NEWS
WOMAN TRUCK DRIVER INJURED. P.A. INVERCARGILL. April 5. Severe injuries were suffered by Sergeant Marjorie Stout, a member of the W.A.A.S when a truck which she was driving was struck by a train from Tuatapere at the showgrounds. The impact of the train turned the vehicle round to face in the opposite direction, smashing portions of 1 it severely. The truck was carried forty feet, and when the train came to a stop, Sergeant Stout was picked up beside the truck in a semiconscious condition. She was taken to the hospital, suffering from concussion, severe head injuries. a fractured shoulder blade, fractured right ribs, and lacerations of the right leg. Sergeant Stout is a member of a well known Invercargill family. Her condition has been reported. to be very serious
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Grey River Argus, 6 April 1943, Page 4
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