TRAIN COLLIDES WITH A BULL.
INVERCARGILL. May --G-
The down train from Lnir.sden to iiivercnririll this eveniiur ran into a bull this side of T.adv Harkley, and the ein.due and nine trucks were derailed, (he enirine beinu turned completely over. 'flu* driver was thrown clear, but was stunned for some minutes from contact withl 11 fence. Thy fireman was pinned down under die delwis by the arm and bark, but both officials escaped with no more (him severe bruises. The accident was made known (o tin* passeiunu-s by the violent bumpiii"-. but nobody was hurt, and the da mam’ was confined 1" Hu- rolling stock, permanent way. beiidil. and the bull. ’ The fact Hml .'rain freie-hG are heavy just now w'as the probable reason whv llu* accident was mb much more serious, a.i (here were m dns train an eveeptional number of erain trucks alu-ad of the earriam's.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 5824, 1 June 1909, Page 4
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