The Archive · 1937

Gates Smashed at

CROSSING

Hangchow Freight Train Crashes Into Them Inquiries are made by the rail-authorities "Into the accident In. which two gates at the railway crossing In Great Western Road were Smashed by a. freight trqiy "late fon June It. "The gates had not Seen opened, and the tan which from Hangchow "at about Nias pin, crashed. into them. Al-thought the road was open to traffic ft the time the train arrived, no body: 'oF vehicle erossed the track. similar accident occurred some time ago at a railway erossing in the western district when an express tore down a railway ware, the gae-keeper having failed to ope to let the express pass through.

injury was reported.

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