CROSSING TRAGEDY
STRUCK BY RAILCAR MAN DIES FROM INJURIES (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 11. A man was killed and his son seriously injured in a level crossing accident at Riccarton yesterday afternoon. The victims were:— KILLED Clement Reid, aged 41 years. INJURED John Reid, his son. aged 14 years. Both were taken to hospital, where the father died some two hours later without regaining consciousness. The boy suffered injuries to his head and chest, and his condition was reported this evening to be improving.
Mr Reid and his son were in a car which was struck in the middle by a railcar. The latter was a new one on a trial run and had no passengers. Mr Reid's car was wrecked.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24604, 12 May 1941, Page 4
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