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Article: MONSTER TRUCK ACCIDENT LEAVES 6 INJURED POLICE SAY DRIVER WAS GOING TOO FAST, BUT NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED IN MISHAP.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 1998
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Byline: PAM STARR, STAFF WRITER
VIRGINIA BEACH -- Thirteen people - many of them youngsters looking for a thrilling ride in a monster truck - got a more frightening trip than they bargained for Saturday when the famed ``Grave Digger'' truck flipped over next to the surf.
No one was seriously hurt. Six people - ranging in age from 2 to 52 - were taken to a hospital, treated and released.
The accident occurred at the Monster Truck Show on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront about 1:50 p.m. as people, paying $5 each to ride, were being taken on spins along the beach, police said.
Shouts of delight quickly turned into screams of terror as ...