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Video shows plane crash on Nor Cal expressway, injuring 2 adults and 1 child
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of October 19, 2026 at 5:17 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThree people, including a child, were injured Saturday afternoon when a small plane crashed onto a roadway in San Jose, according to fire officials.
The headline splitKABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Video shows plane crash on Nor Cal expressway, injuring 2 adults and 1 child". KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Small plane nosedives into busy California street; child, 2 adults survive".
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CenterVideo shows plane crash on Nor Cal expressway, injuring 2 adults and 1 child
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Airplane crushed after nosediving onto California street. Somehow, 2 adults and a child survive - Sun, 18 Oct 2026 PST
A small plane carrying three people, one a child, nosedived into San Jose traffic on Saturday afternoon, according to local news reports. The crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. near the in...
Small plane nosedives into busy California street; child, 2 adults survive
Three people, including a child, survived after the small plane they were aboard nosedived into a busy Northern California intersection Saturday afternoon, leaving the aircraft heavily dama...
