SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT.
LORRY CUT IN TWO BY TRAIN
/ (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, July 7. A lorry owned by the Cunningham Co. of Onehunga, was struck by a train at the railway crossing at Onehunga, and cut in two parts, which were carried 50 yards, and fell over a, bank. The driver, Alfred George Smith, was seriously injured. Two sisters — Ivy and Muriel Pike, who were riding on the driver's seat, were thrown off, but fell clear and escaped with slight injuries.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXI, Issue 16676, 8 July 1916, Page 4
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81SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXI, Issue 16676, 8 July 1916, Page 4
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