European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. October 30, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Jap photo a Rescue operation gets under Way thursday an the m-61 Motorway in Northern England after the fatal Poleun. Tank truck crash causes pileup on . Expressway killing 12 Preston England a a tank truck carrying diesel fuel slowed into slow moving traffic wednesday kill ing 12 people and injuring six in North Ern England police said. Police said the Lank truck a heavy Ruck carrying Concrete slabs four cars and two minibuses were involved in the crash. The tank truck overturned and did not each fire but the gasoline tanks of some of the other vehicles exploded. Firefighters used Metal cutting equipment to recover 12 bodies from the tangled wreckage police said. The crash occurred on the m-61 expressway near Bamber Bridge South of Preston where a Speed restriction of 30 Mph had been imposed because of Road repairs Lancashire police said. The usual Speed limit is 70 Mph. Police said the tank truck Driver and five other people were hospitalized four of them in serious condition. Their injuries were not specified. The dead included six men two women three boys and a girl the sex of three victims took More than five hours to determine because they were so badly burned rescuers said. Wednesday s crash was the third Roost deadly Highway Accident in Brit ish history on june 23, 1986, 13 people were killed when a Van packed with Rock music fans flipped Over a Highway divider near London and slammed into three oncoming vehicles. Thirteen people were kilted and 36 injured in an 11-vehicle pileup North of Preston on oct. 21, 1985. Gunmen 2 frenchmen in e. Beirut Beirut i Hunnjr a gunmen in a speeding car sprayed Ihrck French embassy guards with automatic Rifle fire As inc soldiers were shopping in Chris Tian East Beirut thursday. Police said two officers were killed. A polio spokesman said inc two gun men driving a red Dat Sun. Sped away immediately alter shooting inc three French soldiers there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The foreign ministry in Paris condemned the odious  Christian militiamen in control of the