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Pedestrian killed, another injured in crash on 21st Street in Virginia Beach
KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) reaches for "crashes" where WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) stays flat.
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As of September 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedOne man was killed, and another man was injured after they were struck by a vehicle on 21st Street in Virginia Beach early Saturday.
The headline splitWVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Pedestrian killed, another injured in crash on 21st Street in Virginia Beach". WAVY10 (Nexstar, Norfolk) frames it as "Pedestrian dead after crash on 21st Street".
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CenterPedestrian killed, another injured in crash on 21st Street in Virginia Beach
WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) · Center · News report
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