A motor car nda Chinese injuries in a collision which occurred ut dusk on November 24 between the car and a train which was bound for Woosuny According to the Chinese authori. ies, the car was a hired one and carried three passengers in addition to the chauffeur and it was attempting to cross the railway tracks near Kiangwan Road when the collision occurred. The chauffeur is thought to have seen the oncoming train but ignored this fact and tried to get across before it arrived.
In this, however, he failed and the engine struck the rear of the car, throwing the three passengers out. The chauffeur managed to jump clear before the collision and has since not been seen. The girl, as stated, was seriously injured, an elderly woman was badly shaken and a young man received several bruises.
The three were removed to hospital but the old woman and the man were able to leave after treatment. The girl, however, had to be detain-
An inquiry is now being made by. the police' as to the whereabouts of the chauffeur.
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