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Motorcyclist dies after crash in Norfolk
A motorcyclist died after losing control and crashing in the 1500 block of North Military Highway on Tuesday afternoon, Norfolk police said.
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What happenedA motorcyclist died after losing control and crashing in the 1500 block of North Military Highway on Tuesday afternoon, Norfolk police said.
The headline splitWVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Motorcyclist dies after crash in Norfolk". FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Woman dies after crash in Lexington with EMS vehicle taking man hit on East Center Street...".
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CenterMotorcyclist dies after crash in Norfolk
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Woman dies after crash in Lexington with EMS vehicle taking man hit on East Center Street to hospital, police say
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LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) -- A woman died on Monday afternoon after a crash involving an EMS vehicle taking a man who had been hit to the hospital, according to a Lexington Police Department n...
