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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Oct 22, 12:01 AM
Puyallup man struck, killed by train after wheelchair gets stuck on tracks
Puyallup police said two people tried to help the man off the tracks but were unsuccessful.
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Puyallup man struck, killed by train after wheelchair gets stuck on tracks
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What happened Puyallup police said two people tried to help the man off the tracks but were unsuccessful.
The headline split The left frames it as "Man hit and killed by train after wheelchair became stuck on tracks in Puyallup". The center frames it as "Puyallup man struck, killed by train after wheelchair gets stuck on tracks".
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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 21, 11:06 PM
Man hit and killed by train after wheelchair became stuck on tracks in Puyallup
Police say one person may have been trying to help a disabled person cross the tracks when they were hit by the freight train.
Details31/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
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Oct 21, 11:06 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Oct 22, 12:01 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 31/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.