RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
(per press association.) Invercargill, June 21
A serious accident happened to the train from Lumsden to Invercargill this morning on this side of Dipton. It ran into a cattle engine, which it derailed and capsized. The firemen were injured. Particulars are not yet to hand. A special train hns gone out to bring on the passengers, and sixty men are engaged repairing the damages. Invercargill, June 23.
There were eight passengers on the train from Lumsden on Saturday, when the engine was derailed through running over a cow. They and the driver got off safely, but the fireman (Angus Cameron) got entangled in making a jump, and he suffered a nasty twist, although no bones were broken. He was also struck on the head and back by lumps of coal, but his injuries are not very serious. Two trucks were derailed, and the line was ripped up for twenty yards. Prompt steps were taken for the resumption of traffic. The same train ran down a horse a few weeks ago, and was lifted off the rails, but came to a standstill over the carcase. Cattle were also lately killed between Riverton and Orepuki.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 956, 27 June 1890, Page 11
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195RAILWAY ACCIDENT. New Zealand Mail, Issue 956, 27 June 1890, Page 11
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