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A South Porcupine couple found dead in their car pulled from 30-foot deep Muskoka river, Bracebridge, Ontario
A South Porcupine couple found dead in their car pulled from 30-foot deep Muskoka river, Bracebridge, Ontario

A South Porcupine couple found dead in their car pulled from 30-foot deep Muskoka river, Bracebridge, Ontario

Date9/18/1953
Names
FormatPicture
GeographyCity, town, townshipBracebridge
GeographyRegion or DistrictMuskoka (Ont. : District municipality)
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
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Dimensions18 cm x 25.4 cm
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-GO-461B-BRACEBRIDGE004
A west hill couple, Barbara and John Christie, feared they'd be killed in Sunday's accident on Highway 400
A west hill couple, Barbara and John Christie, feared they'd be killed in Sunday's accident on Highway 400
Dutton, Don
3/19/1973
One of the smashed cars from the Highway 400 accident is examined near the site of the crash
One of the smashed cars from the Highway 400 accident is examined near the site of the crash
Dutton, Don
3/26/1973
A six-foot model of the accident on Highway 400 March 18 in which 12 people were killed is being used by witnesses before a coroner's jury in Barrie. (...)
A six-foot model of the accident on Highway 400 March 18 in which 12 people were killed is being used by witnesses before a coroner's jury in Barrie. (...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
10/1/1973
One man died in the twisted wreckage of this, car, sandwiched between the rear of an Ontario Northland bus and another car in Sunday's 33-vehicle pile(...)
One man died in the twisted wreckage of this, car, sandwiched between the rear of an Ontario Northland bus and another car in Sunday's 33-vehicle pile(...)
Dutton, Don
3/20/1973
The crushed wreck of a burned-out car and an Ontario Northland bus were among the scores of vehicles involved in Canada's worst-ever road disaster, la(...)
The crushed wreck of a burned-out car and an Ontario Northland bus were among the scores of vehicles involved in Canada's worst-ever road disaster, la(...)
Brennan, Pat
3/18/1973
The tractor-trailer involved in the 33-vehicle crash on Highway 400 Sunday, its steel frame twisted by the intense heat of burning cars, was barred, u(...)
The tractor-trailer involved in the 33-vehicle crash on Highway 400 Sunday, its steel frame twisted by the intense heat of burning cars, was barred, u(...)
Dutton, Don
3/20/1973
Another victim is taken from helicopter to medical centre
Another victim is taken from helicopter to medical centre
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
1/25/1979
Ambulance men carry injured boy from helicopter to Sunnybrook Medical Centre
Ambulance men carry injured boy from helicopter to Sunnybrook Medical Centre
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/25/1979
Bus filled with students from Weston Collegiate was sliced in half in the crash, strewing Highway 400 with twisted metal and smashed seats
Bus filled with students from Weston Collegiate was sliced in half in the crash, strewing Highway 400 with twisted metal and smashed seats
Cooper, Dave
1/25/1979
A passenger from the bus involved in the crash on Highway 400, Rhonwyn Evans, 15, of New Liskeard, is greeted in Toronto by a cousin, nurse Susan White
A passenger from the bus involved in the crash on Highway 400, Rhonwyn Evans, 15, of New Liskeard, is greeted in Toronto by a cousin, nurse Susan White
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
3/18/1973
A student's body lies covered with a blanket and a policeman carries ski boots at the scene of carnage
A student's body lies covered with a blanket and a policeman carries ski boots at the scene of carnage
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/26/1979
Guarded room
Guarded room
Basnicki, Gerald
9/7/1986