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Diana After Crash: 'Oh My God'

Witness recalls accident scene, his attempt to provide help

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Oct 25, 2007 6:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Princess Diana lay in the wreckage of her car saying "Oh my God" over and over after the Paris accident in 1997, a witness said today. A French volunteer firefighter told the panel investigating the crash that he happened upon the accident shortly... Read full story »

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