TRAINS COLLIDE.
FORTY PEOPLE KILLED. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and AT.Z. Oablt Association. (Bee. Not. 5,' 9.5) COPENHAGEN, Not. 2. Two trains collided near Copenhagen. Forty -were killed, and many injured. CAUSE OF THE DISASTER. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Rec. Nov. 5, 11.10) COPENHAGEN, Not. S. A child falling from the train caused the railway disaster. It occurred in the early morning. The train was backed to enable a search to be made and collided with an express coming on at full speed, owing to the omission to alter the signals. The trains telescoped and rolled down an embankment and the boilers burst. Scores were injured.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1787, 5 November 1919, Page 7
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109TRAINS COLLIDE. Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1787, 5 November 1919, Page 7
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