MOTOR CAR AND TRAIN.
"FRENZIED BRAVADO." FOUR PEOPLE KILLED. By Telegraph. Association.—Copyright. •■>■-■:-■■■ • New York, August 20. Mr. Root, a wealthy American manufacturer, while • motoring towards the Ashley crossing at Massachusetts, sped for a mile alongside the Pittsfield express, and in order to avoid a high bank at a curve, with a frenzied bravado attempted to .cross ahead of the train. The motor collided with the engine and Mr. Root, his mother, sister, and aunt were all killed. His niece was the only survivor, and she sustained serious injury.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13523, 22 August 1907, Page 5
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