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Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home, blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm
Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home, blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm

Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home, blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm

Date10/4/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Storm's wake: Traffic crawls southbound on Highway 400 near Highway 89 last night past a mobile home; blown off a flatbed truck in a flash storm.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015496F
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