TRAINS IN COLLISION

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10657, 28 May 1913, Page 5

TRAINS IN COLLISION

OAEKIAGES TELESCOPED AKD SOME PASSENGEKS INJURED. Per Press Association. Auckland, May 28. A passenger train from Henderson and a traiii from collided oa the railway bridge at New Lynn at (5,50 this morning. Two carriages were telescoped, ami both engines were badly damaged. The facts, so I'ar as ascertained, indicate that the signals were obscured by heavy fog and were not visible until the Henderson train was right upon them. The driver of the train on observing the danger signal promptly applied the brakes, with the result that the passengers were thrown out of their seats. The rails were very greasy on the steep grade and covered with irost, and the train kept en at a good speed until it crashed into the train from Auckland. The latter had gone up the line to sidetrack and before it could return the Collision occurred on the middle of New Lynn bridge. The engines collided bead on and both were badly broken up. The first carriage of the Henderson train was not damaged, but the next two were completely telescoped and crumpled up like a concertina. JLSoth carriages left the railway lines and were hanging over the side of the bridge. The next two carriages had the windows broken. The rearmost carriages escaped. On the other train, showing the force of the impact, the buffers for almost the whole length of the train were driven into one another. There were nearly 200 passengers on the Henderson" train, but onli a lew workmen on the other. About nine passengers sustained slight injuries, cuts and bruises, and several were badly hurt. Mr Stone, a resident of Oratki, was very badly injured and was conve.yed to the hospital. A railway employee named Thomas and a fireman ou one engine were very badly hurt.