FATAL COACH ACCIDENT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6433, 3 February 1908, Page 5

FATAL COACH ACCIDENT

KTLI/KD JIY -A TIMIN'. TERRIBLE Mr.SIIAI’ NEAR NELSON. muss A.SFon.vnrj.v, XELSOX, Ef'bruary 2. A mrioiiK railway awblenl wrurrfß at tUo oroffing near Appleby Hatton at 12.20 yrsUtrcL’i-y. A tra in In Nelson war; a pproae.ll inf; the (•r</-Kim: when the Wh/m-Mot ncka coanli, driven by I'liarlaa lil'iili la tab;, a,U i-m pt«l I„ ,1 man in I rout. Tin- hoiwi cleared tin; rails, hill Urn nn,-;inn r;i--h< <i inf* the jVirnpart; of Urn coach ami ariia..shcil it. lo piccon. There wore tlirta passengers in I In' roiirli. ami on" of llicrn. Mrs ’ljlhiiry, wife of Mr A. .1. Tilbury, of (he Hull, was killed instantly, her body being tor. rihly mangled. She \Vii« evidently Ufioivn (h;nn:;i tiif sale of the coach. Tim wheals of Urn engine pasted ever her Ikmlv. Belli legs v.crc sevens!. Mrs Tilbury's sister. Miss Susan Walters, was thrown clear of I ho train, ami is suiferiny from shock a.mJ bruises. It is not anticipated thill her injuries will jjrovo KCtrioiiK. M)m/. j-’iUai!. daughter of Mr Alf ml I'TUo'ill. of IMrii .’iiofMl, v. a.s switwl on Hie iMj’i. it im { s/M’ .'ih-o h il fiorir of Hio tniin, ]>ii(. ;'llffi-ir*■<l ii l<roJ> f- u f lii;:n. T)i<- ilrivi'/' of iiio (osif’h . Mrich.lnnrD, ' wiiri j>i*"!;rd up from thu mins of Hid . vehicle um-omciims. 110 was seriously i iujui'vl internally, ami is in a. critical condition. Mrs Tilbury’s body and (ho injured o-cup.uds of Hit) couch were placed on the train , mi brmr'ht "" <" Vi-lwm. The Utter wen) taken lo tin' hospital. Thu view both ways at the crossing is not obstructed by trees, and it is difficult to ui id erst and why the coach-driver, m, careful man, accustomed to the road, failed to too the train approaching. The coach is fat tho custom of crossing tho linn some time before the train reaches that place, but owing to tho anniversary holiday tho train arrangements to-day worn altered, and probably Briohlands wan not awaro of the change. Ho is not yet ablo to give an account of tho matter. Mr and Mrs Tilbury were on a holiday visit to Nelson, and Mr Tilbury was following tho coach on a bicycle. Later. Tito people injured in yesterday's coach accident arc making favourable progress, though tho condition of the driver is still very serious. An inquest was opened this morning on the laxly of Mr® Tilbury, and after formal evidence had been taken was adjourned till tho 13th inst., to allow of the evidence of tho coach-driver and other passengers being taken, if they are then lit to appear.