ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 24 June 1927, Page 10

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

MOSGIEL WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, last night, While crossing the railway liue at Mosgicl last evening, Juan Rennie, 23, daughter of a superannuated railway servant, was struck by the engine ol' an outgoing train from Dunedin and killed instantly. The accident, happened at about 15.13 p.m. The engine driver stated that he did not. see anyone on the line. The train was; Hearing Mosgicl, and when about a quarter of a mile from the station, the engine crew felt a bump caused by the impact. When the traiu readied Mosgicl blood stains were found on the front, of the engine. A search was made and the mangled body of the young woman was found beside the line. It appeared that the body had been dragged -HI yards from the crossing. MAN KNOCKED DOWN I'.V TRAIN. NAPIER, last night. 'An extraordinary happening at llcietaunga street railway crossing, Hastings, resulted in serious injury to a man, Michael Toiler, 80, this evening. As the Wellington-Napier express was traversing the street spectators were amazed to see Toher walk straight into the rear end of one of the last carriages. He was knocked down immediately and was found to have an abrasion between the eyes and a. painful injury to the left leg and thigh, and was evidently suffering from shock. Despite his injuries, the injured man kept complete consciousness and was later removed to the Napier Hospital in a serious condition. Onlookers say that Toher walked into the train as ff he did not see it, EXPIREP ON TRAM. CHRJSTCHURCH, last night. While on his way to the city iu a St. Albans tram to-day an elderly man. D. Boyee, collapsed and died before medical assistance could be secured. When the (ram car was about five minutes from the centre of the city, the man had a. seizure or a, lit. The conductor gave such assistance as he could, but (he man expired just as the tram entered Cathedral Square.