Three white men, two colored men, and three colored women were injured about 3 o’clock this afternoon on the Durham-Raleigh highway when the automobiles in which they were riding collided. All of the injured were brought to the hospitals here. The injured list includes:--
William J. McNeal, white, of Raleigh
R.B. Stephens, white, 107 North Person street, Raleigh, contractor.Claibourn Mangum, white, Raleigh.
Fess Jones, colored chauffeur, 1209 McCall street, Durham.
Edgar C. Trice, colored student, 811 Macklin Street, Durham.
Nancy Pickett, colored, Durham.
Two other colored women were also injured in the collision, but their names could not be learned.
According to officials at Watts hospital, Mr. McNeal is the most seriously injured of the men carried there. He is said to be suffering from cuts, bruises and shock. It was regarded as possible that he may die. His real condition, however, had not been ascertained at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon, the physicians being still at work with the injured at that time.
Mr. Stephens, who is well known in Durham as well as Raleigh, was only slightly injured according to the early reports. It was stated that Mr. Mangum was suffering severely from shock, and might have suffered injuries of a more serious nature.
Little could be learned from Lincoln hospital, relative to the condition of the five negroes injured in the crash. An official of tat institution stated late this afternoon that the injured were still being treated, and up to that time, the exact extent of their injures had not been ascertained. Both Jones and Trice were said to be suffering from broken or crushed legs, while the injuries of the others consisted mainly of cuts and bruises. One of the negro women was released from the hospital immediately after her injuries were dressed.
The accident in which the three white men and the five negroes were injured, occurred near Strickland’s garage, near Nelson, eight miles from this city. It was reported here that t6he three white men, driving a Paige automobile, were driving toward Durham, while the negroes, riding in a Buick machine, were traveling toward Raleigh. The cars met in head-on collision, and both were practically demolished, according to the reports available.
Immediately after the accident occurred the injured were picked up, most of them suffering severe pain and rushed to Watts and Lincoln hospital here. Mr. Stephens.one of the white men, who figured in the accident, is well known in the city, having acted as contractor for the erection of several houses here.
From the front page of The Durham Sun, May 13,1925
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