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NEARLY BURNT
ALIVE .
Rescued Through
Windscreen I
When a utility truck turned
over on the Wombat road, arid i
caught fire, 'the., two occupants I
narrowly v escaped being burnt
alive
With Mr. Daniel Byrne as, pas
senger, Mr. ; Gus .O'Connor, ; ot
Spring creek, was driving homo,
and when eight miles from
Young the truck skidded on the
rain-wet surface, left the road,
went over an embank-nent, cap
sized, and caught fire
O'Connor, unhuit, ciawled
DUt in i the nick of time, aim,
ticking in the \i ndscreen, l'e
pulled' Byrne from the cabin By
that time the flames hod reach
ed Byrne, ' who rustalned bums
to the right leg .' They reduced
the truck to almost a total
wreck. i
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