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SIX BURNED WHEN TRAPPED IN THE AUTOCAR OVERTURNEDNEAR BIG FOURPassing Motorists Break Out Windows to Rescue VictimsSix colored persons were trapped in a burning automobile Saturday evening last week at Big Four when the machine turned over in the highway and caught fire. All six oc cupants of the automobile were severely burned.The occupants of the auto mobile are: Ruby Crockett, 27. of Williamson; William Lynch. 22, of Sycamore; Sylvia McDonald, 26, Louie Byrd. 25, all of Williamson*; Claude Motley, 27, of Kimball, and Galveston Pet. treas, 25, of Kimball.All of thtl occupants of the automobile suffered severe burns about the body.The accident occurred about 6 o’clock Saturday evening, il was reported. According to re ports, the car crashed into another machine and then turned over.Passing motorists rushed to the scene, broke into the auto mobile and rescued the six per-a mass of flames and had it sons. The automobile was soon not been for the' quick work of several persons nearby, they migtht all have been killed..The burned persons were rushed o Stevens Clinic in auto, mobiles and ambulances from Kimball. The two men- and two women from Mingo countv were transferred to the Williamson Memorial Hospital Sunday in the Kimball Under taking company ambulances.State police from the Welch detachment began an investigation of the accident a few days ago.At least three of the burned persons may not recover, physi. ciars at. the hospital said. CJal. yeston Petress suffered several burns about his face and hands and is reported in serious con dition. The two women. Sylvia(Costinued o.i Page Four)RCiananHide Rc or gr pe He Ch co: vvc lot foi an w Y col in He 'if Me H iiU*idelaccamHIwei brc me bui ha^ ne\ it on am hoi Idh isfi ous Wh wh ' ho Idllt;oaiCal1is ;I OfIV•eiRolt;
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The McDowell Times
Keystone, West Virginia, US
Fri, Nov 19, 1937
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