Ceiling collapses inside Montgomery home, stunning Vietnam War veteran

Ceiling collapses inside Montgomery home, stunning Vietnam War veteran
Montgomery Adviser
Scott Johnson
Jun. 7, 2013

Charles Roscoe was minding his own business Thursday when everything came crashing down on him.

The Vietnam veteran was relaxing in his den about 9 a.m. when the ceiling directly above the chair he was sitting in caved in on his head.

“It kind of knocked me senseless,” said Roscoe, who was not taken from the scene by ambulance but said he planned to go to a doctor’s office later in the day.

The disabled veteran with 21 years of military service is having work done on his house to accommodate the wheelchair he has to use.
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7 reported killed in fiery Ala. crash

7 reported killed in fiery Ala. crash; crews dig through charred wreckage for bodies
By DESIREE HUNTER | Associated Press Writer
12:41 PM EDT, October 3, 2008
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A tractor-trailer and prison van carrying job applicants crashed Friday on a rural highway, and authorities said all seven people believed to be riding in the van died in the fiery wreck.

Prison system spokesman Brian Corbett said the van's driver and six applicants died, based on Department of Corrections records detailing who was traveling in the vehicle. The charred, smoldering van was almost unrecognizable, and hours after the crash grim responders were cutting into the vehicle to recover the bodies.

"The crash was horrendous enough, but the fire added to the tragedy," said Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright, who went to the scene.
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