Accidents, 1973 - Ten Hurt in East Elgin Collision - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Scope and Content: Black and white photograph used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published September 26, 1973 concerning a two-vehicle collision near Lyons, Ontario that injured Mrs. Alice Zorski of London, and her children Carrie and Tammy; James Hill and his son Jeffery, of London; Leonard Willsey, 51, RR 1 Belmont; Richard Willsey, 15, RR 1, Mossley; Donald Charlton, 21, RR 1, Belmont; Gary Palmateer, 34, London; and Andrew Rolph, RR 2, Aylmer. Published with caption: "Crumpled Remains - This is all that remains of a 1966 model station wagon involved in a collision Tuesday night with a pickup truck in Lyons at the intersection of Highway 73 and Elgin County Road 48. Ten persons were injured. One two-year-old boy is in fair condition in Victoria Hsopital, London; five persons are in satisfactory condition in St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. Four others were treated and discharged from the same hospital. The collision occurred about 9 p.m."