Nineteen-vehicle pile-up

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Title

Nineteen-vehicle pile-up

Description

"This was the scene on the "Highway of the Sun", about 70 miles south of Rome, on Tuesday, January 4, after 19 motor vehicles were involved in a chain collision, reportedly caused by poor visibility owing to fog over the highway. Eleven persons were killed and 19 injured in the mishap."

Subject

Traffic accidents; Automobiles - Collision damage

Creator

AP Wire

Date

1977

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Accidents

Identifier

D0010379

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

AP Wire, “Nineteen-vehicle pile-up,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 25, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/9468.