CHILD KILLED BY TRAIN
STRAYED ON TO LINE FINDING OF THE CORONER [from our own correspondent] HAMILTON, Friday The inquest concerning the death of Allan Arthur Turton, the two-year-old son of Mr. Arthur Turton, of Huntly, who was struck by tho Auckland-Tanea-tua express at Huntly on June 21, and died the following day in the Waikato Hospital, was concluded before Mr. F. W. Platts, S.M., coroner, yesterday. Death was caused by a fracture of the skull. After hearing the evidence of the engine driver - and an eye-witness, the coroner said'the child strayed on to the line and was struck by the express. He subsequently died in the Waikato Hpspital from his injuries. Tho coroner added that no blamo was attachable to anyone.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21248, 30 July 1932, Page 8
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