Two injured when train crashes car

D. G. Nesbitt, of Midland, and E. Dove, of Fergus, two employees of Beattie Bros., Fergus, narrowly escaped death late Tuesday afternoon when their car was struck by a southbound train at the Hamilton level crossing at the south end of Burton Ave., near the town limits.

The two men were proceeding north on highway 11 in a new 1935 Ford V-8 sedan, when they were struck broadside by train no. 662, diesel engine, and carried 100 feet up the track in the car, which was badly wrecked. According to eye witnesses and passengers on the train, Engineer Pat Delaney, of Allandale, sounded his whistle on nearing the crossing, but it is thought that Nesbitt, who was driving in the face of a glaring sun, was so intent on keeping to the road that he did not hear the approaching train.

The train, which was in charge of Conductor Wm. Penny, Hamilton, left the Allandale station about 4.25 p.m. for Hamilton. Having just ascended over a steep grade through the C.N.R. yards, the train was not travelling very fast when the accident happened. The collision delayed the train about half an hour.

Both men were seriously injured and at first their condition seemed grave, but recent reports show that their chances for recovery show that their chances for recovery are favorable. Dr. J. C. Findlay, a passenger on the train, rendered first aid and the men were removed to the R.V. Hospital, where they were attended by Dr. Turnbull. Nesbitt suffered a slight concussion, bruises on the face, a fractured right shoulder blade and injuries to his right eye. Dove received a fractured collarbone, bruised jaw and other abrasions.

Railways: C.N.Rys.

Stations: Allandale

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