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Two people die in light aircraft crash near Drymen, Scotland
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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).
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Two people died after a light aircraft crashed near Drymen in central Scotland on Friday afternoon, police said. Police said the dead were a 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man, and that their next of kin had been informed. Emergency services were called at about 4.45pm and both were pronounced dead at the scene. The Piper Tomahawk II took off from Glasgow Airport that afternoon, according to flight-tracking data reported by the Guardian. Temporary airspace restrictions were put in place while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates the crash.
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Two people died after a light aircraft crashed near Drymen in central Scotland, police said.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- Sky News, BBC News
Police said the dead were a 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Emergency services were called to the crash on Friday afternoon, and both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
The Piper Tomahawk II took off from Glasgow Airport on Friday afternoon.
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- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
Temporary airspace restrictions were in place while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigates.
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- The Guardian
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- BBC News
Flight-tracking data showed the plane circled before coming down, according to the Guardian.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
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All three outlets report that two people died when a light aircraft crashed near Drymen in central Scotland on Friday. Center outlets lead with the deaths and, in the BBC’s case, the victims’ ages; the Guardian adds flight-tracking data on the plane’s route.
the left
1 outlet
The Guardian’s headline states the two deaths plainly and places the crash near Loch Lomond, where center headlines use Drymen or no place.
Two people killed in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
2 outlets
Center headlines state the two deaths plainly, with the BBC naming the victims’ ages and Sky using Drymen as the place; neither uses charged wording.
Two dead after light aircraft crash
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From the left
1 outletLeads with
- flight-tracking data on the plane’s route
- the victims’ ages
- airspace restrictions including drones
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- The GuardianLeft
Two people killed in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond
Police Scotland says boy, 16, and 80-year-old man died in incident north-east of village of Drymen in Stirling A 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man have been killed in a light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond in Scotland. …
From the center
2 outletsLeads with
- the two deaths
- police statements
- the victims’ ages
- the Air Accidents Investigation Branch inquiry
Leaves out
- flight-tracking data showing the plane circled before coming down
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- BBC NewsCenter
Man, 80, who died in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond named
The flying instructor has been described as "a gentleman and an experienced aviator" by former students.
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- Sky NewsCenter
Two dead after light aircraft crash
Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed near Drymen in central Scotland, police have said.
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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How the coverage built up
Left
3 hr 16 min later
Its first report, Oct 17, 6:52 AM EDT
Center
First to report
Sky News, Oct 17, 3:37 AM EDT
Right
No report yet
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- Sky NewsCenterOct 17, 3:37 AM EDT
- BBC NewsCenterOct 17, 4:14 AM EDT
- The GuardianLeftOct 17, 6:52 AM EDT
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