Hundreds thrown off in massive bandwagon pileup
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Kokopeli <wna...@home.com> wrote in message
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> INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- >
> The Duke bandwagon survived unscathed, although there are unconfirmed
> reports that when it had passed through the crash site fans onboard
refused
> to stop to assist the hundreds of injured on the St. John's bandwagon,
> instead electing to taunt them as they died.
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BBBBBAAAAARRRRRKKKKKLLLLLEEEEEYYYYY,
<sound of truck keys rattlin'>
Crazies Rool
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mutt
"After years of painful failure, I'd come to accept that I wasn't any good
at sports that required more physical co-ordination than it took to walk.
That left darts, and I didn't have the eyesight or alchohol capacity for
that." Lawrence Donegan
Kokopeli
comb the wreckage of a fiery nine bandwagon pileup that claimed thousands of
fans.
The crash, which occurred on I-74 two miles west of the city, seems to have
started when the Arizona bandwagon was hit from behind by a cheese truck and
exploded into flames. The Sooner Schooner, which NTSB officials say was
"following too close," swerved to avoid the mishap and skidded into a truck
carrying a boiler.
From there, according to Indiana Highway Patrol spokesman Guy Caballero,
"all hell broke loose. Bandwagons started piling up one behind each other
and catching on fire. People were jumping out and screaming. One guy was
delirious fomr shock and just kept wailing, 'We're Texas,' over and over
again."
As emergency crews arrived on the scene, the Maryland bandwagon was
side-swiped by a vehicle only identified as "light blue and driven by some
LA type on a cell phone." The Terrapin bandwagon spun across the highway and
into a gasoline truck. The explosion could heard up to two miles away, and
the fireball was so hot it melted the hair of Cincinnati driver Bob Huggins.
NTSB officials and troopers continued to examine the carnage. At one point a
crane was brought in to lift the Cincinnati bandwagon off of Temple's, which
revealed the Ohio State bandwagon that had been missing since this morning.
NTSB spokeswoman Harriet Maloney said it was too early to specualte on the
cause of the crash, but noted that investigators were focusing on the
driving and maintenance records of the Arizona bandwagon.
"It had only made one successful trip to the tournament in the past 10
years, which would make one curious why a vehicle of that type would still
be in service."
The Duke bandwagon survived unscathed, although there are unconfirmed
reports that when it had passed through the crash site fans onboard refused
to stop to assist the hundreds of injured on the St. John's bandwagon,
instead electing to taunt them as they died.
"This is the worst accident of its kind I've ever seen. A know a lot of our
guys are going to need counseling, especially the ones that worked the
Indiana crash on 40 Friday night."
On Friday, the Indiana bandwagon was hit by what was described as a "big
wave," sending it into a neighboring house. Driver Bobby Knight was arrested
for choking homeowner Jerry Chatsworth "because his house was in the way,"
said Caballero.
At the site, mourners laid wreaths, cards, and flowers around the wreckage.
Some paused to note that the evergreen tree that stood over the roadway had
been burned beyond recognition. An unidentified mourner was heard to say,
"That tree sucks. Never should have imported it from Palo Alto."
--
Dylan Wilbanks
Seattle, WA
Proud netizen since 1992
mccall
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I bow in humble awe before you. Truly, that was magnificent.