Ranger Truck Wreck

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039139

Description

Scenic Point on the Bankhead Highway seven miles east of Ranger, Texas, was a death spot when a gasoline tank exploded after two trucks collided. Seven were dead and a score of others injured. The picture shows where the collision occurred. Three vehicles are parked along the side of the road at left, and people are standing on either side of the road.

Archival Date

1941-11-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-993

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Accidents; Trucks; Wounds & injuries; Roads; Automobiles; Traffic accidents