| PYRENEES SKI CAR ACCIDENT Clear-up in France after fatal ski lift accident | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8502 | |
| Catalog #: | 35129 | |
| Clip Number: | 35129-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2597 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:43:19 - 01:43:55 | |
| Location: | Pyrenees, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Damage / Aftermath DISASTERS: Train Wrecks LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France | |
| Description: | PYRENEES SKI CAR ACCIDENT Clear-up in France after fatal ski lift accident. The accident was of some magnitude, killing nine people and leaving fourteen others in a critical condition. A mountain cog railway train packed with 250 people collapsed, due to a failing of the brakes. Pyrenees, France GV's of torn rails. GV's of Luchon. Shots of the two cars broken down and lying on their sides on the mountainside. The ripped off rails where the first car plunged down the ravine. Rescue workers taking out skis and luggage from broken cars pan to first car lying deep in the ravine. | |
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