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36-year-old man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Jefferson County

The Post-Standard (Syracuse) and WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened 36-year-old man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Jefferson County.
The headline split The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "36-year-old man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Jefferson County". WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Driver killed in crash that shut down multiple lanes of I-93 in Londonderry".
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 19, 3:36 AM

36-year-old man killed in crash involving tractor-trailer in Jefferson County

The crash happened around 1:05 p.m. at the intersection of County Route 79 and Mixer Road in the town of Ellisburg, deputies said. The SUV driver had to be extricated from his vehicle and l...

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Sep 19, 2:26 AM

One killed, four hurt in Route 30 crash in busy area of Lancaster County

One killed, four hurt in Route 30 crash in busy area of Lancaster County

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Sep 18, 11:01 PM

Driver killed in crash that shut down multiple lanes of I-93 in Londonderry

A driver was killed Friday in a crash that shut down multiple lanes of Interstate 93 in Londonderry.

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Sep 18, 11:01 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 2:26 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 3:36 AM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.