FIVE BURNED TO DEATH
FIRE AFTER MOTOR SMASH
VICTIMS TRAPPED IN CAR
LONDON, 12th October. One of the most shocking accidents in the history of motoring occurred at Maidstone, where a motor-cycle and baby car crashed and burst into flames which soared 40 feet high. Five were burned to death in the presence of scores of helpless onlookers. Four of the victims were trapped in the car, while the driver of the cycle was flung head foremost through a window. His pillion rider was gravely injured, his clothes being burned off.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 90, 13 October 1931, Page 9
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91FIVE BURNED TO DEATH Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 90, 13 October 1931, Page 9
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