Drowned in Prison of Seats: 19 killed/Ahogado en sus Asientos: 19 Muertos

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Description

A bus transporting farm workers in Bythe, California hit an unguarded irrigation canal. Nineteen passengers drowned to death. Their deaths were severely painful. 28 individuals were injured.

Keywords

Drowned, 19, killed, bus, massacre, labor contactor, Bythe, California, water, death, Calexico, Ayala, son, accused, murder

Date

1974

Language

English

Location

California

Type

Text

Digital Format

application/pdf

Digital Collection

El Malcriado Newspaper Collection

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

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Recommended Citation

"Drowned in Prison of Seats: 19 killed/Ahogado en sus Asientos: 19 Muertos" (1974). States. 56.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/elmalcriado_states-countries/56