Dibbles Bridge Coach Crash Kills 33 in North Yorkshire, May 27, 1975
Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 – the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
Date: May 27, 1975
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