NARROW ESCAPE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7662, 31 December 1914, Page 2

NARROW ESCAPE.

MOTOR-CAR NEARLY RUN DOWN BY EXPRESS.

ESCAPE by inches

One of. the naiirowest escajJes from | accident that has occurred iu Temuka lf for .some mouths took place yesterday.! A motor-car, driven by Mr Archie Junes, was proceeding over the jw murk Street railway crossing as the south express approached. Apparent] ly Mr Me limes did not hear, the ex' press, and his car, travelling at i fair pace, Was actually, pn a level twit] Iho end. of the big grain shad when It saw tlie express ,a few feet away hscape by miming across the line wa; impossible, and a tragedy seemed in evitable, the, driver,,xyit.h inst'tK tive' mind,' turnetl the ing wheel and swung his car at rigj angles on the points of the line a) jaccnt to that on which tbo expr was speeding. The car, 1 with eupanls, ran along the railwasv;rr -'ide by side with the train, sepaS.y by inches only, for a few yards, il was pulled up. The escape waf& raenlous. It is understood that\ prosecution will follow. More tlat ione person who saw the. incident n ( f ored from what might bo termed Vp inner sensation,” until the train, d find • if, was" ascertained fatality Had occurred. 'i|P^