Both Legs Torn Off
TRAGIC DEATH OF OLD-AGE PENSIONER Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, Last Night. Shocking injuries were received by an old-age pensioner, Watson Mitchell, at the Stillwater railway yards about 6 this evening, death ensuing, death ensuing in a few minutes. Mitchel, who was aged 80 years, resided in a hut across the railway yards at Stillwater and he was taking a short cut across the tracks when he was run over by a shunting engine. It is believed that he was deaf and did not notice the engine approaching. He was. dragged over 50 yards and both legs were torn off near the knees. The body was also extensively injured. Mitchell, who had no relatives, was probably the oldest West Coast coach driver living in the district.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 47, 25 February 1938, Page 7
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