Dayliner Accident
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 16 October 1969
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 1991107610349
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of damage to the CPR Dayliner in a truck-train collision one mile east of Monarch October 16, 1969. The accident resulted in the death of two people, John Ponech, 61, of Lethbridge and 35-year old Ronald Christensen of Nobleford, a passenger in the truck. In hospital in satisfactory con…
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 16 October 1969
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- The Lethbridge Herald
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of damage to the CPR Dayliner in a truck-train collision one mile east of Monarch October 16, 1969. The accident resulted in the death of two people, John Ponech, 61, of Lethbridge and 35-year old Ronald Christensen of Nobleford, a passenger in the truck. In hospital in satisfactory condition following the accident was Richard Mattock, 27, of Nobleford; trainman Jack Horn of Lethbridge and Mrs. Margaret O’Grady, 57, of Lethbridge who was a Dayliner passenger. Damage of the Dayliner was estimated at $100,000 and the truck, valued at $20,000 was destroyed. The semi-trailer loaded with 5,000 pounds of cultivator chisels was en route to the Noble Blade plant at Nobleford, returning from a trip to Colorado.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 1991107610349
- Collection
- Archive
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