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Vehicle crash causes water main damage to Winston-Salem apartment building

FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Vehicle crash causes water main damage to Winston-Salem apartment building.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Vehicle crash causes water main damage to Winston-Salem apartment building". WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) frames it as "Vehicle crash shuts down Ashland City Highway in Nashville".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Sep 19, 10:40 PM

Vehicle crash causes water main damage to Winston-Salem apartment building

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A single-vehicle crash caused water main damage, disrupting water services to residents of a Winston-Salem apartment building on Saturday afternoon. Winston-Sal...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Sep 19, 10:44 PM

Crash damages water main, cuts off water to Winston-Salem apartment complex: Police

Water service to the complex will be unavailable until repairs are finished, police said. They did not say how long the repairs are expected to take.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Sep 19, 10:28 PM

Police: Single-vehicle crash damages water main at Winston-Salem apartment complex, repairs underway

Water service to the apartment complex will be temporarily unavailable until repairs are completed. There is no timeline available.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Sep 19, 7:06 PM

Vehicle crash shuts down Ashland City Highway in Nashville

A vehicle crash shut down both sides of Ashland City Highway in Nashville Saturday afternoon.

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Sep 19, 7:06 PM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 10:28 PM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 10:40 PM: FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 10:44 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

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