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• Beth Smith, the wife of professional golfer Chris Smith, was killed in a car accident near Angola, Indiana, on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Authorities say Mrs. Smith died when her SUV collided with a Greyhound bus on Interstate 69. The couple's two children, Abigail and Cameron Smith, were critically injured in the crash.

• Fast Facts

  1. Hometown: Peru, Indiana
  2. Died: June 21, 2009
  3. Spouse: Chris Smith
  4. Children: Abigail and Cameron Smith
  5. Children were critically injured in the crash; taken to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.d...
  6. Bus was carrying members of the London Silverbacks Canadian semipro football team http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/worl...
  7. Chris Smith became a pro golfer in 1991
  8. Joined the PGA tour in 1996
  9. Smith's SUV hit a Greyhound bus on an Indiana interstate

• The Accident

  According to reports, Beth Smith's sport utility vehicle slammed into a Greyhound bus carrying members of the London Silverbacks, a Canadian semipro football team. Smith had reportedly blown a tire just before she slammed head-on into the bus. Members of the Silverbacks pulled Smith's two children from the wreckage. Team owner Al Lazar was one of more than a dozen people injured in the crash; he was said to be in "critical but stable condition" on Monday, June 22, 2009.The Canadian Press: Football players involved in Indiana bus crash back home in London, Ont. (June 22, 2009)

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