Photograph
Greyhound Bus Accident Scene
Skid-path of the Greyhound bus that crashed on Highway 12 about 2 miles east of Madison. The bus left the highway, plunged 200 feet along a ditch, hit a driveway culvert, soared 32 feet through the air, landed in a depression and skidded another 200 feet. The driver and 41 passengers were injured but no one was killed. |
Image ID: | 44975 |
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Creation Date: | 08 17 1946 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Blooming Grove |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.0830A |
Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 3.75 inches |
One of four images. Published in the "Wisconsin State Journal" on August 17, 1946. |
Men |
Buses |
Roads |
Traffic accidents |
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