Driver Of Funeral Auto Is Expected To Die
BRISTOL, Tenn., Oct. 21.—Harrison Thompson, driver of a motor hearse belonging to David Rhodes, undertaker, was probably fatally injured 12 miles north of this city today when the machine was splintered by a Norfolk and Western passenger train at a grade crossing. Rhodes, occupant of the drivers’ seat, was also injured, suffering a broken arm and several bad bruises. Thompson had an arm and a leg broken and internal injuries that are expected to cause his death. A casket that was being transported in the hearse was torn to pieces by the impact.
The Birmingham Age-Herald, Birmingham, AL, October 22, 1924