Musician Frank Barham and Margaret Kargbo, 36, killed, and Carrie Johnson, 34, injured in a crash on Ga. 21 in Screven County, Georgia
Modified Date:
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 7:21pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, May 20, 2015Wheelchair activist/musician headed for Savannah killed in deadly crash
Barham was scheduled to headline a May 23 concert at Savannah’s Trinity United Methodist Church, which has been canceled.
Wheelchair activist/musician headed for Savannah killed in deadly Ga. 21 crash
Barham was profiled in Thursday’s DO section. He was scheduled to headline a May 23 concert at Trinity United Methodist Church, which has been cancelled.
Atlanta musician among 2 killed in crash near Savannah
The van was acting as an escort vehicle for a subject in a wheelchair that was in front of the van also traveling south in the right lane. After impact, the van struck the wheelchair, traveled across the left lane into the median and caught fire.
Highway crash kills Georgia musician during wheelchair trek
The Georgia State Patrol says 59-year-old Frank Barham, a jazz harmonica player, died Wednesday while steering his wheelchair along Highway 21 in Screven County.
Musician Frank Barham, who was traveling to Savannah, Georgia, from Atlanta via wheelchair for a benefit concert, died Wednesday in an collision on Ga. 21 in Screven County. The collision also killed Barham’s staff member Margaret Kargbo, 36, and sent another team member, Carrie Johnson, 34, of Villa Rica, Ga., to the burn center at Doctors Hospital in Augusta. Barham, 59, of Atlanta, was pronounced deceased at the crash site. The collision occurred when a loaded gas tanker tractor-trailer heading southbound on Ga. 21 hit the rear of a passenger van. After the initial impact, the van collided with the wheelchair and caught fire. The van was not equipped with any additional warning lights. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Kenneth W. Richards, 46, of North Augusta, S.C., was not injured. Charges may be filed.
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Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Frank Barham
Margaret Kargbo
Carrie Johnson
Kenneth W. Richards
Roadway:
Georgia 21County:
Screven County, GAArea:
Savannah, GA
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