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Wrens, GA Bus Accident, Aug 1944

Posted November 15th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

THREE DEAD AS SOUTHERN BUS BLOWS TIRE, HITS BRIDGE.

Wrens, Ga. (AP) -- A heavily loaded Southern Stages bus blew out a tire, crashed into a bridge rail and burned near here late Wednesday, killing at least three persons and injuring nine others including the driver.
Wrens Police Chief C. W. Brown said the charred body of a white man was removed from the wreckage and that evidence was found inside the burned vehicle to indicate that one or more others perished in the flames.
The bus was enroute from Macon to Augusta.

Nebraska State Journal Lincoln 1944-08-10
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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