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2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them in Riverside
KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) reaches for "crashes" where ABC News Australia Top Stories stays flat.
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What happened2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them in Riverside.
The headline splitKTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them...". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle hospitalized after being hit by elderly driver in...".
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Center2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them in Riverside
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2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them in Riverside
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Two 14-year-old boys who were riding an e-scooter and an e-motorcycle are in critical condition after they were hit by a driver in Riverside. On Aug. 25, Riverside police responded to the c...
2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle hospitalized after being hit by elderly driver in Riverside
Two 14-year-old boys were rushed to the hospital with major injuries after being hit by a driver as they were riding an e-scooter and e-motorcycle in Riverside.
