TRAIN JUMPS RAILS
DRIVER. KILLED (By Electric Telegraph —Copyright) Australia,- ft N.Z. Cable Assoeianon) SYDNEY, April 2. A steam tram at Kogarah jumped the rails after descending a steep hill. The engine overturned, pinning the driver, Leslie, Slavter, underneath the wreckage and he was killed instantly. Three carriages left the rails. One travelled a considerable distance at a terrific speed crashed into a telegraph pole and badly injured the conductor. There were only three passengers aboard. They eseaped with slight injuries.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 April 1926, Page 2
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81TRAIN JUMPS RAILS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 3 April 1926, Page 2
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