WIDOWER’S DEATH
FATALITY AT PALMERSTON An inquest was concluded at Palmerston on Tuesday into the death of James Black, aged 75, a retired farmer, residing at Palmerston, who died in the Dunedin Hospital on July 13 following his being struck by railway wagons at the Palmerston railway station. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., sat as coroner. The evidence showed that the deceased, who was a widower, was fairly deaf. Hs was in the habit.of going to the station .when; express trains were due. On July- 8 he had gone to the station and had apparently been examining a “ local ” ticket on a wagon when a rake of trucks carte ug from behind and crushed him. , A verdict was returned that the deceased had died on July 13 from shock and bodily injuries caused by his being crushed between railway trucks at the Palmerston, goods yardj on July 8. • The coroner commented that no blame could possibly have been attached to any of the members of the Railways Department who were working at the station at the time of the accident.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25660, 7 October 1944, Page 4
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