TRAIN AND TRUCK
—*— COLLISION AT CROSSING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Dec., 5. A motor truck driven by. a married man named Buckley (on liis first job after being a Jong’ time unemployed) was struck by an inward-bound train at the Avondale level crossing this j morning. The driver had an astonishing escape, being thrown clear of the truck and picked up 20 yards away covered with wreckage. His injuries are not serious. The locomotive was damaged and was unable to continue on its journey.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 5 December 1929, Page 7
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84TRAIN AND TRUCK Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 5 December 1929, Page 7
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