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20 Persons Hurt As• . • i 1Army Bus Overturns(Continued from Page 1)from underneath and on top. The Goodwill ambulance and police cars rushed the Injured to the hospital while MP's and local policemen started investigations.Despite the accident, the injured ar.d others in the bus remained composed and the rescue was carried out with a minimum of excitement.The Goodwill ambulance made three trips to the scene of the ac-cident to take the injured to the hospital.The bus, with about 40 occupants was badly damaged. Hundreds viewed the scene of the wreckage.Three local physicians, with several Army medical officers from Camp Ritchie, gave emergency treatment at the local hospital.While local officers are making an investigation, the case has been turned over to military police for final disposition.A tow truck from the Army camp arrived later in the morning to take the wrecked bus hack to the camp.It Is remarkable that any of the occupants of the crowded bus escaped injury.Hamilton boulevard comes to a ded end at Northern avenue and the driver of the bus not familiar with the road told police he discovered the situation too late. He swerved the bus to the right but the machine went into a rut and toppled over.Capt. Miller, of Camp Ritchie, was in charge of the WAC detachment on the trip.rlt;
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Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Wed, Oct 17, 1945
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