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Tragedy Strikes The Indianapolis 500
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keywords: sports, racing, indianapolis 500, indy champ bill vukovich, race car crash
Synopsis: Tragedy strikes two-time Indy champion Bill Vukovich at the Indianapolis 500 when his car skids off the track in a shocking accident that takes his life...(read more)
- Date: 1955
- Duration: 00:01:25
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Tragedy Strikes The Indianapolis 500
Death rides the Indianapolis Speedway, the most tragic 500 in a quarter of a century. Two time winner Bill Vukovich is seeking his third straight victory when disaster strikes. The camera shows his car skidding off the track, bouncing and twisting erratically through the air in the shocking accident that takes his life. CU image of race car driver Bob Sweikert winner of the Indianapolis 500 race that fateful day Bill Vukovich was killed in 1955.
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- Newsreels: 1955 - June 2
