Stove Foundry Road Crossing accident

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20039116

Description

Aftermath of a train-truck collision at the Stove Foundry Road crossing near Benbrook, Texas, in which one man, William Clark Hill, 31, of Godley, Texas, was critically injured. Hill's light truck was catapulted almost 50 yards by the force of the collision, tearing down a cattle guard and breaking a cross arm off a utility pole. Hill was hurled 10 yards farther. The demolished truck is down in a ditch behind the wrecker. View in both directions at the crossing is unobstructed and the crossing is marked with a wooden cross-arm. A group of people are standing around the truck.

Archival Date

1940-02-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-992

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Automobiles; Railroads; Street railroad accidents; Accidents; Wounds & injuries; Trucks; Hill, William Clark; Stove Foundry Road