Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash

The Mirror UK and Daily Express describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedVideos shared online purport to show five teenage boys in the hours before they were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed on the M9 in Ireland.

What changedThe left frames it as "Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash". The right frames it as "Videos show boy's 'last spin' before death as BMW travelled wrong-way in M9 crash".

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Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash". The right frames it as "Videos show boy's 'last spin' before death as BMW travelled wrong-way in M9 crash".

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Aug 17, 10:35 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.

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Daily Express40m ago

Videos show boy's 'last spin' before death as BMW travelled wrong-way in M9 crash

Videos circulating online are said to show the boys in their final moments before they were killed in the M9 crash

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The Mirror UK2h ago

Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash

Videos shared online purport to show five teenage boys in the hours before they were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed on the M9 in Ireland

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