Railway Disaster in France
GATEKEEPER’S MISTAKE. United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, April 25. The Paris corerspondent of the Times, says that after the passage of the first section of an express, the gatekeeper, forgetting that the second section was due, opened the gates to two motor coaches full of pilgrims from the Lissieux Basilica. The first crossed safely but the second section of the express smashed into the second motor coach, killing eight persons and injuring six.
The gatekeeper has been charged with manslaughter.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 97, 27 April 1938, Page 5
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