Indianapolis Car Crash

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/47

Date Released

12 Jun 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trooping the Colour
2. 2King and Queen Tour Western Canada
3. 3Salvaging the "Squalus"
4. 4Indianapolis Car Crash
5. 5Sydney University
6. 6New South Wales Golf Championship

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

33 drivers set off in this spectacular race, and at the 266th mile tragedy strikes when Bob Swanson’s car skids and the following car driven by Roy Roberts, last year’s winner, plunges off the track. Roberts dies later in hospital, but Swanson is not badly hurt. Veteran Chuck Miller whose car was also involved suffers only minor injuries. The race was won by Wilbur Shaw in a Maserati, the first foreign car to win in 20 years.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Accidents and disasters

Length of story (in feet)

160

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