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Three Irish people killed in 'devastating' car crash in south of Spain

Three Irish people have been killed in a 'devastating' crash in southern Spain, which left a fourth Irish person seriously injured

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What happened Three Irish people have been killed in a 'devastating' crash in southern Spain, which left a fourth Irish person seriously injured.
The headline split The Mirror UK frames it as "Three Irish people killed in 'devastating' car crash in south of Spain". The Independent frames it as "Three Irish holidaymakers killed in ‘devastating’ car crash in Spain".
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Left / center-leftThree Irish people killed in 'devastating' car crash in south of Spain

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 29, 11:37 AM

Three Irish people killed in 'devastating' car crash in south of Spain

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Three Irish people have been killed in a 'devastating' crash in southern Spain, which left a fourth Irish person seriously injured

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Irish TimesNews report · Jun 29, 12:27 PM

Three Irish people killed in ‘devastating’ Spain car crash are named

Mark Mc Cullagh, Michaela Newcombe, and Amy Mc Cullagh, from Co Westmeath, killed in Malaga crash early on Sunday

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Chicago Sun-TimesNews report · Jun 29, 11:41 AM

2 dead in overnight crash on South Side

A crash in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood overnight left a man and a woman dead, officials said. The wreck happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 4700 block of South State Street, according to...

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The National (Scotland)News report · Jun 29, 10:53 AM

Youth and man charged after car crashes in safari park

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TWO people have been charged after a car crashed into barriers at Blair Drummond Safari Par...

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Jun 29, 10:50 AM

Three people from Co Westmeath killed in crash near Spanish city of Malaga

The collision happened in the early hours of Sunday morning in Malaga.

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 29, 10:44 AM

Three Irish holidaymakers killed in ‘devastating’ car crash in Spain

Spanish authorities reported that two vehicles collided on the A7 motorway near Malaga

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Jun 29, 10:44 AM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jun 29, 10:50 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Jun 29, 10:53 AM: The National (Scotland) joined the source map.

Jun 29, 11:37 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 6 sources · 1 bucket.