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July 14, 1952
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
A gasoline truck crashed into a pickup and car carrying Lee M. Johnson's family near Yakima, Washington, on Friday, July 11, 1952, killing nine including Johnson's wife and six children in a fiery wreck. Johnson survived critically injured; truck driver Merrill Erickson and passenger Donald C. Campbell also died.
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Monday, July 14, 1952
Two Trucks And Car Pile Up In Flaming Pyre
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP)--A spectacular crash of a gasoline-laden truck and trailer rig, a pick-up truck and an automobile claimed nine lives in a flaming highway pyre late Friday.
Only the father of eight survived and he was in critical condition in a Yakima hospital with multiple chest injuries.
He is Lee M. Johnson, 34, who was bringing his wife and six small children back from a swimming party on the Naches River.
The wife and five of the children were killed outright in the blazing collision. The sixth child died Saturday.
Also killed were the gasoline truck driver, Merrill Erickson, 28, of Seattle, and a man tentatively identified as Donald C. Campbell, 23, Selah, Wash.
Two Trucks And Car Pile Up In Flaming Pyre
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP)--A spectacular crash of a gasoline-laden truck and trailer rig, a pick-up truck and an automobile claimed nine lives in a flaming highway pyre late Friday.
Only the father of eight survived and he was in critical condition in a Yakima hospital with multiple chest injuries.
He is Lee M. Johnson, 34, who was bringing his wife and six small children back from a swimming party on the Naches River.
The wife and five of the children were killed outright in the blazing collision. The sixth child died Saturday.
Also killed were the gasoline truck driver, Merrill Erickson, 28, of Seattle, and a man tentatively identified as Donald C. Campbell, 23, Selah, Wash.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Truck Crash
Fatal Accident
Gasoline Fire
Family Tragedy
Highway Collision
What entities or persons were involved?
Lee M. Johnson
Merrill Erickson
Donald C. Campbell
Where did it happen?
Highway Near Yakima, Wash.
Story Details
Key Persons
Lee M. Johnson
Merrill Erickson
Donald C. Campbell
Location
Highway Near Yakima, Wash.
Event Date
Late Friday
Story Details
Gasoline truck collided with pickup and family car returning from Naches River swim, igniting blaze that killed wife, six children, truck driver, and passenger; father survived critically injured.