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Man killed in car crash in Victoria's Mallee region
A 43-year-old driver loses control of his vehicle and crashes in trees at Watchem West, about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
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Man killed in car crash in Victoria's Mallee region
ABC News Australia Top Stories and KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedA 43-year-old driver loses control of his vehicle and crashes in trees at Watchem West, about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
What changedABC News Australia Top Stories frames it as "Man killed in car crash in Victoria's Mallee region". KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "24-year-old Missouri man killed in pedestrian crash on K-7 in Wyandotte County".
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Still Watching. ABC News Australia Top Stories frames it as "Man killed in car crash in Victoria's Mallee region". KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) frames it as "24-year-old Missouri man killed in pedestrian crash on K-7 in Wyandotte County".
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Oct 11, 8:48 PM: KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City) joined the source map.
Oct 11, 9:18 PM: ABC News Australia Top Stories joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.
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24-year-old Missouri man killed in pedestrian crash on K-7 in Wyandotte County
Dakota Panzica, 24, of Springfield, Missouri, died Saturday night after being struck by a car on K-7 near Elizabeth Avenue in Wyandotte County.