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Surname
MATTHEWS
Forename
Herbert
Day
16
Month
03
Year
1911
Age
23
Occupation
Rider
Mine/Quarry Name
Parkfield
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bedminster, Easton, Kingswood & Parkfield Collieries Ltd
Location
Pucklechurch
County
Gloucestershire
Details of Event
Deceased was riding outbye on the main rope chains in front of the set, when the front tub became derailed, and he was thrown off and caught between the tubs and the side of the road and killed. Riding, as deceased was, is unnecessarily dangerous, and should not have been allowed.