SWEPT BENEATH TRAIN
tragedy of locked door [from our own correspondent] LONDON, Jan. 18 A verdict of accidental death was returned at a recent Paddington inquest on a man who was swept from the footboard of an underground train on to the rails when struggling to open a door that was locked. The jury expressed the view that a piece of white paper should bo pasted on the window of locked doors. The inquest was on Ernest Edward Absolon, aged 40, of Chelsea. It was stated that he jumped on the footboard of a moving train at Earl s Court and apparently was afraid to jump oft when he was unable to open the door. An official of the London Passenger Transport Board said that the first door of the first coach was generally locked to prevent passengers getting out in the tunnel when a tram stopped at a station.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 17
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150SWEPT BENEATH TRAIN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22344, 15 February 1936, Page 17
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