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Surname
HOWELLS
Forename
Thomas
Day
28
Month
09
Year
1903
Age
33
Occupation
Roadsman
Mine/Quarry Name
Trefor Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lewis' Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Ltd
Location
Trehafod
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Run over by a runaway tram which had been standing on a double parting having a dip of nearly 2 inches per yard. A haulier in attempting to lower the tram a few yards somehow allowed it to run away probably through failing to sprag it.