UK: SPECTACULAR CRASHES AT BRANDS HATCH MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT.

Record ID: 383620

  • Title: UK: SPECTACULAR CRASHES AT BRANDS HATCH MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT.
  • Date: 31st October 1965
  • Summary: 1. SV CAR NO. 16 PAST 0.05 2. SV GROUP OF 4 CARS IN MULTI CRASH 0.09 3. LV CAR DISENTEGRATES ON COLLISION 0.14 4. TV 3 MINIS SKID TO A HALT 0.20 5. LV CAR OVERTURNS ON VERGE, DRIVER CRAWLS OUT 0.31 6. SV MINI PLOUGHS THROUGH PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS 0.38 7. GV CROWD ROUND INJURED PEOPLE 0.41 8. SV STRETCHER CARRIED AWAY 0.44 Initials JGS/V/RM/OS SPORT: MOTOR RACING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th November 1965 12:00
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  • Location: BRANDS HATCH, UK
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA8TJ3E3T3C3S656HGFQOA4P3DN
  • Story Text: TODAY (SUNDAY) WAS A DAY OF SPECTACULAR CRASHES AT THE BRANDS HATCH MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT IN KENT. IN ONE OF THE CRASHES TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE INJURED WHEN A MINI-COOPER SKIDDED OFF THE WET TRACK.

    STEADY RAIN AT TODAY'S MOTOR RACING MEETING BROUGHT SOME SPECTACULAR CRASHES AND ALTHOUGH SPEEDS WERE REDUCED DRIVERS SOON FOUND THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE AS THEY TRIED TO CONTROL THEIR CARS ON THE SLIPPERY SURFACE.

    TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT WHEN A MINI-COOPER SKIDDED OFF THE TRACK AND BOWLED THEM OVER. THEY WERE HIT ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER BY THE CAR ONLY SUFFERED BRUISES AND FROM SHOCK.
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