HIS WEEK IN 1971: '˜Two trapped in crash at Southsea'
Both casualties and two others were thrown clear when the car hit a lamp-post at Bradford Junction, Southsea, and were taken to the Royal Portsmouth Hospital.
The driver and one of the passengers were thrown out of the vehicle.
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Reinforcement firemen and an anaesthetist were called.
A police radio link between the police surgeon, the Accident Unit at the hospital, and the anaesthetist was used.