1961 Press Photo Bus Crashes Into Flood-Swollen River In Jugoslavia

Forty Persons Killed When Bus Crashes Into Flood-Swollen River In Jugoslavia: Forty-one persons were killed recently when a bus missied a turning in a mountain road and crashed 20 metres into the flood-swollen Lim River at Bistrica, near Prijepolje, Yugoslavia. Only 13 of the 54 persons aboard the vehicle were saved. Photo shows Rescue workers taking the corpses out of the bus after it was dragged partly out of the water.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 10-10-1961.



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