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Bus and truck collide in India’s Assam state, killing at least 24 people

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A bus collided with a container truck on a highway in India’s northeastern state of Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 11, officials said. The crash happened near Kaziranga National Park, about 140 miles east of the state capital, Dispur. Children and the bus driver were among the dead, officials said, and the death toll was expected to rise. State minister Atul Bora said several of the dead were college students, and police are investigating the cause. Bora said witnesses reported that the bus was speeding before the crash. Opposition leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi said road safety has long been a major concern in the state.

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  1. A bus collided with a container truck in Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 11.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The crash happened on a highway near Kaziranga National Park.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Children and the bus driver were among the dead, officials said.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Local official Atul Bora said several of the dead were college students, who had not yet been publicly identified.

    One outletBBC News· Center

  5. Atul Bora said witnesses reported that the bus was speeding before the crash.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  6. Opposition leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi said road safety has long been a major concern in Assam.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that a bus collided with a truck in Assam on Friday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 11. The sides differ mainly in emphasis: the right leads with witnesses’ speeding claim, the center with college students and road safety, the left with the toll.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera’s headline gives a plain account of the truck and bus crash and the death toll, with the verb kills and no added judgement.

    Truck and bus crash in India’s Assam state kills at least 24 people
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    BBC’s headline states the death toll and the collision plainly, and its reporting adds the route and the wider context of road deaths in India.

    At least 24 killed after bus collides with truck in north-east India
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The New York Post headline, on an AP report that is this side’s only coverage here, adds the words tragic accident to the event.

    Bus collision in India kills at least 24 people in tragic accident
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Death toll of at least 24 and 11 injured
  • Expected rise in the toll
  • Children and bus driver among the dead

Leaves out

  • Witness accounts that the bus was speeding

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Death toll and the bus route from Bokakhat to Nagaon
  • College students among the dead, per a local official
  • Long-running road safety concerns in Assam

Leaves out

  • Witness accounts that the bus was speeding

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • BBC NewsCenter

    At least 24 killed after bus collides with truck in north-east India

    Several of the deceased are college students, according to local official Atul Bora, but they have not yet been publicly identified.

    Read at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Children and the bus driver among the dead
  • Witness claims the bus was speeding
  • Police investigation into the cause

Leaves out

  • Opposition leader’s comments on long-standing road safety concerns

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Bus collision in India kills at least 24 people in tragic accident

    State minister Atul Bora described the crash as one of the worst in Assam’s history and said police were investigating the cause of the collision.

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    45 min later

    Its first report, Nov 13, 11:01 AM EST

  • Center

    First to report

    BBC News, Nov 13, 10:16 AM EST

  • Right

    1 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Nov 13, 12:09 PM EST

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  1. BBC NewsCenterNov 13, 10:16 AM EST
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 13, 11:01 AM EST
  3. New York PostRightNov 13, 12:09 PM EST

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