Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
10
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Four teenagers are dead and two others in hospital with serious injuries after a single-vehicle collision in Puslinch early Saturday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police said officers were called to Watson Road South, just north of Wellington Road 34, shortly after 1:35 a.m. Oct. 31.
asserted
officers → say → a.m.
The six people were travelling in the SUV when it left the narrow rural road, struck a guardrail and entered a ravine on Watson Road South, between Maltby Road East and Wellington Road East.
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it → travel → East
Police identified the deceased as a 19-year-old male from Mississauga, a 19-year-old male from Brampton, a 17-year-old female from Mississauga and a 15-year-old female from Milton.
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Police → identify → Milton
All four were pronounced dead at scene.
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four → pronounce → scene
The two survivors, both girls from Mississauga were taken to hospital.
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survivors → take → hospital
“A 17-year-old female from Mississauga remains in hospital with life-altering injuries, while a 16-year-old female from Mississauga sustained non-life-threatening injuries,” police said Sunday during a police media briefing.
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police → remain → briefing
During a mid-morning news conference Sunday, Wellington County OPP detachment commander Insp. Karen Medeiros said the vehicle may not have had enough seatbelts for all six occupants.
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vehicle → say → occupants
“But apparently it’s under investigation to determine whether or not speed or the seatbelts were the causing factors,” she added.
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she → ’ → investigation
Police have not confirmed who was driving the vehicle or how they occupants knew each other.
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occupants → confirm → other
Watson Road South remained closed as of Sunday morning to ensure safety of motorists because of damage to the guardrail.
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South → remain → guardrail
“Four young people have lost their lives in a matter of moments.
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people → lose → moments
Families have been forever changed and an entire community is searching for answers,” said Medeiros.
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Medeiros → change → answers
“Our responsibility is to ensure those answers are based on evidence, facts a thorough investigation.
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answers → ensure → evidence
That work will continue in the days and weeks ahead.”
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work → continue → days
News of the tragedy was also posted on social media sites with some people paying tribute to their friends.
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people → post → friends
One person who knew one of the teens in the car said the friends regularly travelled to Guelph to visit university friends.
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friends → know → friends
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