Show Didn't see flagman Two Colorado girls killed in grinding Highway 40 crash A grinding collision of a 1957 Colorado automobile with an oil spreading truck at the Fort Duchesne junction of Highways 88 and 40 Monday at p.m. resulted in the death of two young and serious injuries to the third occupant of the KILLED INSTANTLY In the crash were Maria Darlene driver of the daughter of Ernest Iowa St and Mai-lene Mae daughter of Bernard and Nellie Miss Turner and Miss Pitt both suffered crushed skulls and died Injured was Vera Katheryne sister of of She was rushed to the Roosevelt Hospital suffering from severe cuts and bruises and a broken right Her condition is reported improved She was released Wednesday to return to her home with her who rushed to Roosevelt following word of the fatal TROOPERS LEONARD Ferguson and Ray who investigated the accident have concluded the driver of the ill-fated auto apparently failed to see a flagman who was directing traffic at the intersection where contractors were spreading oil and chipping Highway which leads to Fort Duchesne and the Randlett The car continued into the path of the truck which was making a turn on the newly completed Highway So great was the impact of the car and the truck that the two vehicles were welded together Turner's body was pinned in the car by the bumper and fender of the truck and could not be removed until the wrecker came from Roosevelt See Highway back page Highway crash from page 1 The auto was a mangled piece of steel with every back and front windshield being shattered The motor and radiator were pushed through the dash and into the front seat of the car Damage to the truck was compared to the auto The left front wheel was knocked off and I he fender and bumper were caved ACCORDING TO Trooper the auto containing the young women was traveling Bat along Highway 40 toward Denver At the junction of Utah ut seven miles east of the westbound oil driven by Don was preparing to turn left from U S. 40 onto the state road to spread A FLAGMAN was stopping cars traveling but for some reason the Turner auto failed to stop and continued on into the pala of the turning per Ferguson All three young women were in the front seat of the auto and the one on the drivers side and in the middle weft killed The older Pitt who escaped with was on the right side It is was thrown from the car the right front door A din-etly in front of young women had turned into a service station just before they passed the and it was believed they may M have seen The body of Miss Turner was to Denver Tuesday by the II try of Roosevelt funeral services and burial Pill s body was being returned to her home in m i Wednesday morning where funeral ritaa and will ike PARENTS OF THE Pitt Mr and Mrs Bam IT Pitt of arrived m Tuesday to direct the shipment of their daughter s body to and to return their injured Vera Katheryna to her sac it I mar i Wednesday from the The mo were employed m Denver and had apen in Las W. i oi re ira the fatal accident L |