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A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
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28 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
68/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
People abandoned their vehicles to frantically smash the cockpit window in a bid to rescue occupants
Part of the plane remained on Laredo's Loop 20 early on Wednesday.
The plane’s crew reported mechanical problems and low fuel as they flew to Austin, Texas, from Mexico. Five of the six people on board survived the crash in Laredo.
A business jet with six on board crashed on a Laredo, Texas, highway and caught fire, killing one person and causing chaos as passersby frantically tried to save those inside.
A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, authorities said, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their veh...
A small plane crashed and caught fire on a Texas highway, causing chaos as passersby tried to free people trapped inside the wreckage. Police said six people were onboard the plane and one...
A small private jet with six people on board crashed into a southern Texas highway Tuesday night, killing at least one person, authorities said.
Dramatic rescue after plane crashes onto Texas highway.
A business jet carrying six people crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, killing one person on a flight from Mexico, police announced on Tuesday.
A 77-year-old pilot was injured but survived after a small plane crashed while landing at Whiteman Airport in Pacoima.
The crash caused chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free those inside.
A PLANE has crashed into a busy road in Texas - leaving at least one person dead as passengers were seen leaping from the blazing wreckage. Shocking footage showed the jet going up in flame...
“It looked like part of a movie. I was in shock."
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
A small plane has crashed in the middle of a highway in southern Texas. Crews rushed Tuesday night to pull people from the plane as flames burst from the aircraft
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Jun 17, 4:18 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
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