COLLISION AT CROSSING.
TRAIN STRIKES MOTOR-VAN. DRIVER'S REMARKABLE ESCAPE. VEHICLE BADLY DAMAGED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PBESS ASSOCI-ATION.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday. A collision between a railway engine and a motor-van driven by Mr. William Green, of Johnsonville, occurred this afternoon at a crossing to the north of the Khandallah iitation. Mr. Green hacl a remarkable escape, suffering nothing more serious than cuts about the face. The van was considerably damaged, a portion of it being thrown on to the' station platform. The vehicle, owned by Mr. S. F. Beaumont, baker, of Johnsonville, had reached the crossing and was on the rails when its engine stalled. A train which had left Johnsonville for Wellington at 4.49 p.m. and was nearing Khandallah station crashed into the van, pushing it forward about 30 yards. The front wheels of the van became separated from the body and wero tossed on to the station platform, damaging a seat there. Mr. Green, after receiving medical attention, was taken to his home.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20962, 27 August 1931, Page 10
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162COLLISION AT CROSSING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20962, 27 August 1931, Page 10
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