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Dump truck runs over boy's foot at Portland intersection, police say
Portland Press Herald and WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedWitnesses told police the child was trying to cross the street against the pedestrian crossing signal, and that the dump truck driver immediately tried to stop.
The headline splitWMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME) frames it as "Dump truck runs over boy's foot at Portland intersection, police say". The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) frames it as "Man dies after motorcycle hits dump truck on busy N.J. highway, police say".
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CenterDump truck runs over boy's foot at Portland intersection, police say
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Dump truck runs over boy's foot at Portland intersection, police say
Witnesses told police the child was trying to cross the street against the pedestrian crossing signal, and that the dump truck driver immediately tried to stop.
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