Photograph caption dated October 6, 1985 reads, "paramedics rush injured RTD driver to an ambulance after his bus slammed into a lamp standard in effort to avoid van that turned in front of him. Investigators said 44 people ranging in age from 11 to 85 suffered minor injuries in the crash that occurred Friday at 46th and Figueroa streets south of downtown. No one was immediately cited or arrested."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Southern California Rapid Transit District Buses--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Allied health personnel--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Figueroa Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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