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Bus and truck collide on Kenya highway, killing at least 22

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A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa highway on Sunday, October 25, killing at least 22 people, police said. Al Jazeera English puts the toll at at least 24. The bus was carrying mourners returning from a funeral, and several others were injured. The crash came just over three weeks after another crash on the same highway killed 17 people. The government has promised road-safety measures, Al Jazeera English reports. The death toll could still rise, a county commissioner said, and the circumstances of the crash remain unclear.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Sky News
    Right
    New York Post, The Washington Times

  2. One report puts the death toll at at least 24 people, citing police, while others give at least 22.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  3. The passengers were reportedly returning from a funeral.

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

  4. The crash came just over three weeks after another crash on the same highway killed 17 people.

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

  5. The government has promised road-safety measures after the crash.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

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  1. The death toll could still rise, a county commissioner said.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

  2. The circumstances of the crash remain unclear.

    One outletNew York Post· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The death toll from the crash.

    Police, as reported by Sky News and in an Associated Press report, put it at at least 22; Al Jazeera English reports police saying at least 24.

How each side tells it

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All sides report a bus and truck collision on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa highway that killed at least 22 people. The center and right stress the toll and police account, the right also the earlier fatal crash; the left stresses the government’s road-safety pledge and a toll of at least 24.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Leads with the toll of at least 24 and the government’s road-safety crackdown, placing the crash in the context of the state’s response.

    Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Leads with the toll of 22 and the detail that the passengers were returning from a funeral, using plain vehicle terms.

    Bus and lorry collide killing 22, including passengers 'returning from funeral'
    Sky NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both headlines come from one Associated Press report; they lead with the toll of 22 and set the crash against an earlier fatal accident on the same highway.

    Kenya highway crash kills 22, weeks after similar fatal accident: police
    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
  • government road-safety crackdown
  • church mourners
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • death toll of 22
  • passengers returning from a funeral
  • police as source

Leaves out

  • The earlier crash that killed 17 people on the same highway

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

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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • death toll of 22
  • earlier fatal crash on the same highway
  • police as source

Leaves out

  • The higher toll of at least 24 reported by Al Jazeera English

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    11 hr 19 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 5:00 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Sky News, Oct 25, 5:41 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 hr 36 min later

    Its first report, Oct 25, 8:16 AM EDT

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  1. Sky NewsCenterOct 25, 5:41 AM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 25, 8:16 AM EDT
  3. The Washington TimesRightOct 25, 8:58 AM EDT
  4. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 25, 5:00 PM EDT

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