- Title: FRANCE: PORFIRIO RUBIROSA DEATH CRASH IN PARIS
- Date: 5th July 1965
- Summary: 1. LV BOIS DE BOULOGNE WITH CAR HALF ON PAVEMENT, SKID MARKS AROUND IT 0.04 2. CU ROAD SIGN: "ALLEE DE LA REINE MARGUERITE" 0.07 3. SV PAN POLICE OUT OF VAN PAN TO CRASHED CAR 0.17 4. CU CRASHED CAR 0.24 5. CU THROUGH WINDSCREEN, BROKEN STEERING WHEEL 0.29 6. CU INT. WRECKAGE 0.35 7. CU DITTO 0.39 8. CU WRECKED CAR 0.47 9. SV PARTIALLY DAMAGED CAR ON PAVEMENT, SKID MARKS AROUND LEAD TO CRASH 0.54 10. CU PARTIALLY DAMAGED CAR 0.57 11. CU PAN DITTO 1.03 12. LV CROWD AROUND CRASHED RUBIROSA CAR 1.09 Initials JRG/V/MR/OS EDITORS: SEE ALSO: RUBIROSA WEDS BARBARA HUTTON 1953, SERVICED 5 JULY -6326/65 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 20th July 1965 13:00
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- Location: PARIS FRANCE
- Country: France
- Reuters ID: LVA5D7EM47DUKDX9MZOHZZCGCJC6
- Story Text: PORFIRIO RUBIROSA, THE MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY, DIED TODAY (MONDAY) IN THE CAR HE WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE IN PARIS, THE CAR, A FERRARI, STRUCK A PARKED CAR THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE.
POLICE RECONSTRUCTING THE CRASH SAID THE ACCIDENT WITH THE PARKED CAR LOCKED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE FERRARI AND PUT THE STEERING OUT OF ACTION.
A CYCLIST WAS KNOCKED OFF HIS MACHINE.HE AND THE DRIVER OF THE PARKED CAR ESCAPED HARM AND RUSHED TO FREE M.RUBIROSA, WHO WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
A PASSING AMBULANCE WAS STOPPED AND THE PATIENT GOT OUT TO ALLOWS RUBIROSA TO BE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL BUT HE DIED ON THE WAY.
THE CRASH WAS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE SPOT WHERE ALY KHAN DIED IN A CAR SMASH IN 1960.RUBIROSA'S FIFTH WIFE WAS THE FRENCH FILM ACTRESS, ODILE RODIN.
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