TRAIN CRASHES INTO VAN
DRIVER’S 'REMARKABLE ESCAPE. WELLINGTON, August 26," Escaping miraculously from, a railWay engine which collided with a motor van he was driving at a crossing ' to the north of Khandallah railway station this afternoon, William Green, of Johnsonville, suffered nothing more serious than cute. The van was considerably damaged, a portion being thrown on to the Khandallah railway -'7l--.': station.'
The motor van, which is owned by Mr S, F. Beaumont, baker. Johnsonville, had reached the crossing and was on th e rails when its engine stalled. The train which had left Johnsonville for Wellington at. 4.49 p.m., and was
hearing Khandallah station, crashed into the van, pushing the vehicle forward * I v a distance of about thirty yards. The front wlieels became separated from the body, of the car and were tossed oti . i to the station platform, damaging one of the seats there.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1931, Page 3
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