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People cut from car after colliding with truck carrying house

Stuff (New Zealand) reaches for "crashes" where Radio New Zealand stays flat.

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As of October 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Two people were seriously injured while a third had minor injuries.
The headline split The left frames it as "Two hospitalised after car crashes into truck carrying house". The center frames it as "People cut from car after colliding with truck carrying house".
Match confidence Developing. The source map is still developing. Keep watching for more sources to join.
Same-event confidenceDeveloping

Not enough sources yet to confirm this is the same specific event.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTwo hospitalised after car crashes into truck carrying house

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterPeople cut from car after colliding with truck carrying house

Radio New Zealand · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 9, 12:26 AM

Two hospitalised after car crashes into truck carrying house

crashes

Two people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash in Auckland overnight.

Open source
CenterHigh
Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 8, 10:59 PM

People cut from car after colliding with truck carrying house

Two people were seriously injured while a third had minor injuries.

Open source
Details48/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
48/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 8, 10:59 PM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.

Oct 9, 12:26 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 48/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.