Motorway Collapse

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1954A

Date Released

17 Nov 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Hunt is Over
2. 2Germany’s Future Leader?
3. 3Firemen’s Centenary Show
4. 4Motorway Collapse
5. 5Mud, Sweat and Cheers!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motorway Collapse. DESCRIPTION: In Belgium a bridge on the Antwerp-Liege Motorway collapses, hurling cars into a canal, killing two and injuring seventeen. SHOTLIST: GV collapsed motorway near Liege in Belgium. Pan up ditto. LS motorway sections in water. LS ditto. GV ditto. GV crowds around collapsed motorway. LS people looking at damaged cars. MS ditto. MS ditto. MLS ditto. MS ditto. MLS section of motorway where fracture occurred. MS collapsed section of motorway. MS ditto. GV pan from one end of collapsed motorway to the other.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters

Locations

Liege; Belgium

Footage sources

France

Card file number

91784

Credits:

Commentator

Donald Grey

Length of story (in feet)

69

Story extras:

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