Tragic Bus Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1463
Date Released
17 Jun 1957
Date submitted
13 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxford Street Bus Crash. DESCRIPTION: Tragedy in Oxford Street, London. A bus knocked down a bus stop standard and drove into a queue of people. Eight people lost their lives and many others were injured. SHOTLIST: Shots of bus on pavement. Shots of bus stop sign flattened on the pavement. Pan down bus. MCU bus. People collecting debris. Bus.
Keywords
Vehicles; Accidents and disasters
Locations
London
Card file number
70988
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Tragic Bus Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1463, 17 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21748 (Accessed 29 Jun 2025)