On September 17, 1925, Frida was only 18 years old when the public transportation bus she was riding home from school in was involved in a major accident, causing very serious injury to her spine. She also had internal injuries to her shoulder and ribs, a fractured pelvis, and multiple shattered bones in her leg, and would suffer lifelong pain and problems from these injuries. | On September 17, 1925, Frida was only 18 years old when the public transportation bus she was riding home from school in was involved in a major accident, causing very serious injury to her spine. She also had internal injuries to her shoulder and ribs, a fractured pelvis, and multiple shattered bones in her leg, and would suffer lifelong pain and problems from these injuries. |