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Boy, 10, fighting for life after horror three-car crash on Scots road
Daily Express and The Sun describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedBoy, 10, fighting for life after horror three-car crash on Scots road.
The headline splitThe Sun frames it as "Boy, 10, fighting for life after horror three-car crash on Scots road". Daily Express frames it as "Boy, 10, in critical condition after horror three-car crash as police issue appeal".
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Boy, 10, fighting for life after horror three-car crash on Scots road
A YOUNG child has been left fighting for his life after a horror three-car crash on a Scots road. The vehicles collided on the A701 between Broughton and Blyth Bridge in the Scottish Border...
