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Surname
JOHN
Forename
Thomas S.
Day
04
Month
10
Year
1906
Age
35
Occupation
Rider
Mine/Quarry Name
Trefor Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lewis' Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Ltd
Location
Trehafod
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was walking between an empty journey and a full one that he was taking towards the shaft when the front tram got off the road, and crushed him against an empty tram. There was nothing to account for the tram getting off, as the road was in good order. The roadway was 13ft wide and 10ft. high, and there was a space of 45ins. between the two roads The trams were going very slowly.