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AUTO HITS WAGONAngelo Bona Taken to Brightlook Hospital After Smash With Car of Alexander Dunnett.A serious accident occurred at Lyndon Tuesday noon when the auto owned and driven by Alexander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury crashed into the fruit wagon driven by Angelo Bona also of St. Johnsbury, completely wrecking the wagon and tipping the automobile onto its side. The fruit team was owned by G. T. Santolucita and Bona, who was driving, turned into the bridge crossing the Pas-sumpsic at Lyndon to escape a shower.While w’aiting for the shower to pass he put a nosebag on the horse so he could be eating and had climbed back onto the wagon when the auto driven by Mr. Dunnet going toward Lyndonville sprung into the bridge and owing to the rain on the wind! shield did not see the fruit team untill too late to slow up.The mudguard on the left side caught the rear wheel on the wagon and partly swung it around, smashing it and at the same tim«e the auto skidded and went over on its side. In the crash Bona was caught in the wreckage and it was thought seriously hurt. He was taken to Brightlook hospital by Dr. Allen who was called, and later in the day Dr. W. B. Fitch gave him an Xray examination but found no broken bones.Although badly bruised he was quite comfortable later in the evening. Mr. Dunnett and those in the auto were not injured.
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Saint Johnsbury Caledonian
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, US
Wed, Jul 12, 1916
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