Tragic Bus Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1463

Date Released

17 Jun 1957

Date submitted

13 Jun 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tragic Bus Crash
2. 2Air Show Disaster
3. 3Film Personalities
4. 4Trooping the Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxford Street Bus Crash. DESCRIPTION: Tragedy in Oxford Street, London. A bus knocked down a bus stop standard and drove into a queue of people. Eight people lost their lives and many others were injured. SHOTLIST: Shots of bus on pavement. Shots of bus stop sign flattened on the pavement. Pan down bus. MCU bus. People collecting debris. Bus.

Keywords

Vehicles; Accidents and disasters

Locations

London

Card file number

70988

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

54

Story extras:

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