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The Winslow Mail
Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona
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S. T. Thing of Calexico, Calif., was killed when his automobile collided with a railroad motor car at a grade crossing near Buckeye, Ariz., on Friday afternoon. He suffered a broken neck and died en route to medical attention. His 15-year-old son was slightly injured.
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AUTO AND RAIL
MOTOR COLLIDE
BUCKEYE, Ariz.-Colliding with a small railroad motor car at a grade crossing near here Friday, S. T. Thing, of Calexico, Calif., was thrown from the automobile he was driving and died almost immediately from a broken neck. He was taken to Buckeye for medical attention but died before reaching here.
The accident occurred about 4:30 Friday afternoon at the Southern Pacific main line crossing two miles above Liberty on the Buckeye road.
Thing, accompanied by his 15-year-old son, was proceeding towards California in a large touring car.
The railroad car, with about 30 railroad employees on it, was directed towards Buckeye.
The son was only slightly injured while one man on the railroad vehicle suffered minor injuries. The auto is a complete wreck.
Thing's wife, living in San Diego, was notified of his death. Dr. G. C. Rubel, of Buckeye, examined the body upon arrival here, fixing a broken neck as the cause of his death. Thing was about 50 years of age.
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Buckeye, Ariz., Near Grade Crossing Two Miles Above Liberty On The Buckeye Road
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Friday Afternoon, About 4:30
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S. T. Thing was thrown from his automobile and died from a broken neck after colliding with a railroad motor car carrying 30 employees at a Southern Pacific crossing near Buckeye, Ariz. His son was slightly injured; one rail worker had minor injuries. The auto was wrecked.