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At least 12 killed in pile-ups on a Bulgarian motorway, dozens injured

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At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a series of pile-ups in fog on a motorway near Yambol in eastern Bulgaria, officials said. Health Minister Katya Ivkova gave the death toll. Officials’ injury figures range from 46 to 50, with the interior ministry giving the higher number. The crashes involved dozens of vehicles in both directions. Officials said fog was the likely cause. Police, firefighters and paramedics were sent to the scene for the rescue operation, and the prime minister said Wednesday would be a day of mourning.

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  1. At least 12 people were killed in the pile-ups, the health minister said.

    Reported byLeft2Center2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
    Center
    Deutsche Welle, Sky News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Officials gave injury figures of between 46 and 50.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Officials said fog was the likely cause of the pile-ups.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle
    Right
    New York Post

  4. The prime minister said Wednesday would be a day of mourning.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Were 50 people injured in the pile-ups?

    The interior ministry put the number at 50, according to a Reuters report run by the New York Post. The health minister gave 46, as reported by Al Jazeera and the BBC, and Bloomberg said as many as 48.

How each side tells it

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All sides report at least 12 people killed and dozens injured in pile-ups in fog on a Bulgarian motorway. Left and center outlets focus on the death toll and injury counts, while the right-side report stresses the scale of the wreckage and the national day of mourning.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Both left-side reports lead with at least 12 killed and dozens hurt; Al Jazeera names thick fog as the cause, while Bloomberg’s headline gives no cause.

    At least 12 people killed in motorway crash in southeastern Bulgaria
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Center headlines report at least 11 or 12 dead and dozens injured, with the BBC naming fog and Deutsche Welle attributing the toll to the prime minister.

    At least 12 killed in Bulgaria motorway pile-ups involving dozens of vehicles
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side report, a Reuters story run by the New York Post, whose own headline stresses the horrific scale, 50 injured and the wreckage.

    12 dead, 50 injured in Sensational language“horrific”The adjective adds an emotional judgement that the reported facts do not require.More neutral: deadlyDisagree with this highlight? motorway pile-up in Bulgaria
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Right1

    horrific

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    horrificMore neutral: deadly

    The adjective adds an emotional judgement that the reported facts do not require.

    12 dead, 50 injured in horrific motorway pile-up in Bulgaria

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • at least 12 killed
  • thick fog as cause
  • about 50 vehicles involved
  • dozens hospitalised
See the 2 headlines from the leftHide the headlines

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • at least 12 killed
  • dozens of vehicles involved
  • fog as cause
  • rescue by police, firefighters and paramedics
See the 3 headlines from the centerHide the headlines
  • BBC NewsCenter

    At least 11 dead after motorway pile-ups in Bulgaria fog

    A further 46 people were injured in the pile-ups that occurred in both directions along a section of the Trakia motorway, officials have said.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • Deutsche WelleCenter

    Bulgaria highway pileup kills 12, dozens injured: PM

    At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a series of crashes caused by thick fog in Bulgaria. Police, firefighters and paramedics were dispatched to the scene for the rescue operation.

    Read at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)
  • Sky NewsCenter

    At least 12 killed in Bulgaria motorway pile-ups involving dozens of vehicles

    At least 12 people have been killed in two motorway pile-ups in eastern Bulgaria, the country's health minister said.

    Read at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • scale of the wreckage across six lanes
  • death toll and 50 injured
  • national day of mourning
  • von der Leyen cutting her visit short
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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    12 dead, 50 injured in Sensational language“horrific”The adjective adds an emotional judgement that the reported facts do not require.More neutral: deadlyDisagree with this highlight? motorway pile-up in Bulgaria

    Images on local media showed cars and trucks piled up across six lanes ⁠of highway, many crushed, overturned, or veered off to the side.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    2 hr 14 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 7:49 AM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Nov 10, 5:36 AM EST

  • Right

    5 hr 34 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 11:09 AM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. Sky NewsCenterNov 10, 5:36 AM EST
  2. Deutsche WelleCenterNov 10, 6:57 AM EST
  3. BBC NewsCenterNov 10, 7:41 AM EST
  4. BloombergLeftNov 10, 7:49 AM EST
  5. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 10, 7:54 AM EST
  6. New York PostRightNov 10, 11:09 AM EST

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