Bull bison charges pickup truck on Yellowstone road at night; driver uninjured
A bull bison charged and hit a Ford Ranger near Mud Volcano in Yellowstone National Park at about 2:45 a.m. on a Thursday. Driver Kyle Weber reported no injuries and some damage to the truck.
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Right · 2A bull bison charged a Ford Ranger pickup near Mud Volcano in Yellowstone National Park at around 2:45 a.m. on a Thursday, hitting the front of the truck. Fox NewsR “A bull bison charged a man's Ford Ranger near Mud Volcano in Yellowstone National Park around 2:45 a.m. on Thursday” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “According to Cowboy State Daily, the incident happened around 2:45 a.m.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 1The driver, Kyle Weber, a seasonal mechanic who had been working in the park, was travelling south from Canyon Village toward Fishing Bridge, according to Wyoming outlet Cowboy State Daily as relayed by Fox News. Fox NewsR “Kyle Weber, a seasonal mechanic who had been working in Yellowstone, was driving south from Canyon Village toward Fishing Bridge” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Weber said he saw the bison in the road, braked and stopped, and waited for it to move on; the animal stayed put and then charged. Fox NewsR “I slammed on my brakes and stopped, and was just sitting there watching and waiting for him to continue walking” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “After standing in the same spot for a few seconds, the bison seemed to get a second wind and charged” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 2Video shared on Facebook shows the bison standing on the dark two-lane road before it rushed the truck; Fox News says it struck the front-left side, and Breitbart says the animal then trotted off. Fox NewsR “A video shared on Facebook shows the massive animal standing on a dark roadway before rushing toward the vehicle” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “charged, hitting the front of the vehicle before trotting off in the other direction” Read at Breitbart ↗ Right · 2Weber said he was jolted and estimated the impact pushed the truck back at least a foot and a half. He reported no injuries. BreitbartR “It pushed my truck back at least a foot and a half.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Fox NewsR “the man did not report injuries” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Fox News reports, citing Cowboy State Daily, that the bumper and hood were dented and a side marker light broke. Weber told the outlet his wheel scrapes the bumper on sharp turns, but the headlight and everything else works. Fox NewsR “The collision dented the truck's bumper and hood, and it broke a side marker light” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “the headlight and everything else works fine” Read at Breitbart ↗
Right · 1Weber plans to replace the bumper and side marker but may keep the dented hood as a reminder. Fox News said it asked Yellowstone for comment, and neither article reports a park response. Fox NewsR “"I think I'll keep it," Weber said. "It has a cool story behind it,"”“Fox News Digital reached out to Yellowstone National Park for comment.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Both outlets link the incident to an earlier attack in which a bull bison threw grandfather Carl Isom-McDaniel into the air at Yellowstone, leaving him with a broken femur. Fox NewsR “Isom-McDaniel broke his femur in four places after being thrown into the air.” Read at Fox News ↗ BreitbartR “The bison tossed the grandfather eight feet in the air” Read at Breitbart ↗
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- Framing
- Light human-interest story built on Cowboy State Daily's interview and a Facebook video; the bison is a hazard and the driver a lucky bystander.
- Emphasis
- Weber's quotes, the video and the truck damage, plus the earlier Isom-McDaniel injury.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Neither reports a Yellowstone response or park guidance on keeping distance from wildlife.
- Charged language
- “Massive bison”“quite a scare”“The Bison do own the roads”
What every side reports
- A bison charged Kyle Weber's Ford Ranger near Mud Volcano around 2:45 a.m.
- Weber had stopped and waited for the bison to move.
- Weber estimated the truck was pushed back at least a foot and a half.
- Both outlets cite Cowboy State Daily and mention the earlier Carl Isom-McDaniel attack.
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Massive bison rams pickup truck in Yellowstone after driver tries to avoid collision
Mixed Lifestyle piece relaying Cowboy State Daily; dramatic headline but wry ending about keeping the dented hood.
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WATCH: Bison Charges Pickup Truck in Yellowstone National Park
Mixed Video-led local item with a viewer quote that bison 'own the roads', and a note that the driver was 'angry'.
- 13 Oct 15:11 First Fox NewsR Massive bison rams pickup truck in Yellowstone after driver tries to avoid collision
- 13 Oct 22:29 +7h 18m BreitbartR WATCH: Bison Charges Pickup Truck in Yellowstone National Park
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