Steam Roller out of Control in Dunedin
DUNEDIN, Jan. 27. The City Corporation’s 15-ton steam roller got out of control in York Place about 4.50 to-day and capsized at the intersection of York Place and Stuart and Albert Streets. The only occupant was the driver, who died a few minutes after being removed from the overturned vehicle. His name was John Smith, a middle-aged man living at 8 Islington Street, North-East Valley. Traffic at the time was fairly heavy, including cable cars to Kaikorai, and it is providential that no one was injured. Eye-witnesses state that the roller got out of control some distance up York Place and that the driver appeared to make an effort to turn into Albert Street which runs uphill, but that the axle broke and the vehicle captized. They speak highly of the bravery shown by a returned officer, who at great risk, pulled Mr. Smith from the roller from which great quantities of steam were escaping.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 25, 30 January 1943, Page 3
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