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Bus and freight train collide at Channel Tunnel terminal in France, 19 injured
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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly center (80%).
5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
According to French authorities, a bus carrying lorry drivers collided with a freight train at the loading platform of the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles, near Calais, on the evening of 15 October. Nineteen people were injured, including the driver, and officials said no one’s life appeared to be in danger. Accounts differ on how many were severely hurt: the Guardian and Deutsche Welle give five, while the BBC reports two people severely injured and evacuated by helicopter. A local sub-prefect said freight and Eurostar traffic was not disrupted beyond a brief stoppage for the evacuation.
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What happened
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A bus and a train collided on the French side of the Channel Tunnel near Calais.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News, Deutsche Welle, BBC News
The bus was carrying lorry drivers and struck a freight train at the loading platform.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- Deutsche Welle, BBC News
Nineteen people were injured, according to French authorities.
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- The Guardian
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- Sky News, Deutsche Welle, BBC News
Accounts differ on how many were severely hurt, given as five and as two.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- Deutsche Welle, BBC News
Officials said no one’s life appeared to be in danger.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Freight and Eurostar traffic was not disrupted beyond a brief stoppage to evacuate the injured, a sub-prefect said.
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What is contested
Where accounts differ
Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.
How many people were severely injured.
Five severely hurt in the Guardian and Deutsche Welle, attributed to French authorities or a prefect; two severely injured in the BBC, attributed to a local official.
How each side tells it
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All sides report a bus carrying lorry drivers colliding with a train near Calais, injuring 19. The left headline calls it a minibus accident on the Eurotunnel platform; center headlines name a bus and train collision.
the left
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The left side’s only article, from The Guardian, leads with the injury count and calls it a minibus accident on the Eurotunnel loading platform.
Nineteen injured in minibus accident on Eurotunnel loading platform
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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Center headlines lead with the collision between a bus and a train and the injury count, with the BBC describing the bus hitting a stopped train.
19 injured after Channel Tunnel collision between bus and train on French side
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- 19 injured
- minibus carrying HGV drivers
- Eurotunnel loading platform
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- The GuardianLeft
Nineteen injured in minibus accident on Eurotunnel loading platform
Five people seriously hurt after incident involving vehicle carrying HGV drivers in Calais, say French authorities Nineteen people have been injured after a minibus was involved in an accident at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said. …
From the center
4 outletsLeads with
- bus and train collision
- 19 injured
- French side of the tunnel
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- France 24Center
19 injured as minibus crashes into train at Channel Tunnel entrance
Nineteen people were injured Thursday when a minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a vehicle shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Calais, forcing a 90-minute suspension of shuttle services. …
- BBC NewsCenter
Bus hits train stopped on French side of Channel Tunnel, with 19 injured
Two people were severely injured and evacuated by helicopter but no one's life appeared to be in danger, officials said.
- Deutsche WelleCenter
Bus, train collide, injuring 19 at Channel Tunnel terminal
A minibus carrying truck drivers collided with a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in France, injuring 19 people, with five severely hurt. Emergency services rushed to the scene.
- Sky NewsCenter
19 injured after Channel Tunnel collision between bus and train on French side
19 people have been injured after a collision between a bus and train on the French side of the Channel Tunnel.
From the right
0 outletsNo right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
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Who reported it when
How the coverage built up
Left
3 hr 17 min later
Its first report, Oct 15, 4:36 PM EDT
Center
First to report
Sky News, Oct 15, 1:19 PM EDT
Right
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 15, 1:19 PM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 15, 4:36 PM EDT
- Deutsche WelleCenterOct 15, 4:42 PM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 15, 5:12 PM EDT
- France 24CenterOct 15, 8:53 PM EDT
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