COLLISION FATALITY
VERDICT AT THE INQUEST [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Friday A verdict of death from injuries received when the jigger ho was driving was struck on the Xewsteiul level crossing by a motor-car driven by \V. V. Priest was returned by the coroner, Mr. F. W. Platts, at an inquest into tho death of George Stanley Adams, aged 52. a railway surfaceman, who died on November 10 after an accident tho previous day. Victor William Priest, veterinary surgeon, of Hamilton, gave evidence that he approached the crossing at 30 miles an hour. Ho kept a look-out for rail 'traffic, but saw nothing. Tho front wheel of his car was struck by the jigger. Gorso and blackberry obstructed the view of the line. Frederick George Harrison, a passenger on the jigger, said he did not see the ear approach. They were travelling at a normal speed. The brakes were in excellent order and Adams was a capable driver.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23879, 1 February 1941, Page 7
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