Bus filled with students from Weston Collegiate was sliced in half in the crash, strewing Highway 400 with twisted metal and smashed seats

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Bus filled with students from Weston Collegiate was sliced in half in the crash, strewing Highway 400 with twisted metal and smashed seats

Date1/25/1979

Names

Cooper, Dave (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Bus filled with students from Weston Collegiate was sliced in half in the crash; strewing Highway 400 with twisted metal and smashed seats

Subject

Traffic accidents

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000964F

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