The Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 10^th October 1933

   DOCTOR KILLED.

   Melbourne Crossing Accident.

   MELBOURNE. Monday.

    Dr. Robert John Fullerton, 65, of Reservoir, was killed instantly to-night when his motor car was struck by an electric passenger train at tile Epping-road level crossing, Reservoir.

   The motor car was dragged 167 yards from the crossing to a point 17 yards inside the Reservoir station before the train stopped.

   Reservoir is eight miles from Melbourne.

    Dr. Fullerton's body was shockingly mutilated. Portions of the motor car, which was wrecked beyond recognition, were strewn from the crossing to the station, and a great deal of woodwork along the permanent way was torn up, including the signal apparatus, portions of the sleepers, and an engine turning table.

   Dr. Fullerton was returning home from Melbourne when the accident occurred. The train struck the motor car when it was half way over the crossing, and broke it into two pieces. The front part of the motor car was pushed along in front of the train, and the other half, with Dr. Fullerton in it, was dragged along entangled in one side of the front bogey of the leading carriage. The wreckage In front of the train had to be cut away with axes.

   Until six weeks ago, Dr. Fullerton had been practising in Camberwell, Melbourne.

   Mrs.Fullerton and a grown-up family survive him.