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Show I 8 KILLED. 25 HURT IN TRACTION CRASH SHELTN. onn . Feb. '' 1 Slight ! persons were killed and IS injured l lato Tuesday when two trolley cars collided head-on on the Brldgeport- Hl j .Shelton line In the southern pan of Shelton. . The collision occurred about 600 feet south of a switch, when both cars H were traveling at a fair rate of speed. H il Witnesses said there was a loud report H ';j immediately following the crash and flames burst out In the wreckage. H There was said to have been a flve- H gallon can of gasoline in the front W vestibule of the Bridgeport-bound car. Only five persons were In the north -bound car and all were able tn gel out safely The southlound car. go-ing go-ing to Bridgeport, had about thlrty-H thlrty-H five passengers. |