Car hits pedestrian and crashes into building on Temple Row, Birmingham
A car hit at least one pedestrian before colliding with a building on Temple Row in Birmingham city centre on the afternoon of 29 September. Police said a woman was injured and the driver stayed at the scene.
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The story, neutrally told
A car hit a pedestrian and then crashed into a building on Temple Row in Birmingham city centre on Tuesday 29 September. Daily MirrorL “A woman has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car in Birmingham city centre before going on to collide with a building.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Daily ExpressR “A car has reportedly hit pedestrians as it crashed into a building in Birmingham City Centre of Tuesday evening.” Read at Daily Express ↗ West Midlands Police said they were called at around 4.30pm after a woman was hit by a car that then hit a building. Daily MirrorL “We were called after a woman was hit by a car which then hit a building on Temple Row, Birmingham, at around 4.30pm today (29 September).” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Police said the woman's injuries were not thought to be life-changing at this stage. Daily MirrorL “The woman suffered injuries which at this stage are not thought to be life-changing.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗
The driver, a man, remained at the scene and is helping police with their enquiries. Daily MirrorL “The man driving the car remained at the scene and is helping with our enquiries.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ The Daily Express, opening a live blog, reported that pedestrians, in the plural, were hit, and described the report as unconfirmed with the word "reportedly". Daily ExpressR “A car reportedly went into a building in Temple Row in Birmingha and has hit pedestrians who were walking by.” Read at Daily Express ↗ The cause of the crash and the number of people hurt beyond the one woman police mentioned have not been reported in these articles. Daily MirrorL “The woman suffered injuries which at this stage are not thought to be life-changing.” Read at Daily Mirror ↗ Daily ExpressR “A car reportedly went into a building in Temple Row in Birmingha and has hit pedestrians who were walking by.” Read at Daily Express ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Breaking-news report built around the police statement: one woman injured, driver stayed at the scene.
- Emphasis
- Injury to the woman, official police quote, driver cooperating.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention any other pedestrians or any images of the vehicle inside the building.
- Charged language
- “ploughing into building”
- For example
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“Car hits woman in Birmingham city centre before ploughing into building” — Daily Mirror
“The man driving the car remained at the scene and is helping with our enquiries.” — Daily Mirror
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Live-blog opener stressing drama and unconfirmed reports of multiple pedestrians hit.
- Emphasis
- Dramatic tone, images of the car inside a building, several pedestrians.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Carries no police statement, no details on injuries, and nothing on the driver.
- Charged language
- “horror”“slams into”
- For example
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“Birmingham car crash LIVE: Temple Row horror as car slams into pedestrians and building” — Daily Express
“Images showed the vehicle inside a building.” — Daily Express
What every side reports
- A car hit at least one pedestrian on Temple Row, Birmingham, on 29 September.
- The car then collided with or went into a building.
- The incident happened in Birmingham city centre.
Where accounts differ
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Number of people hit
- Left
- The Mirror, quoting West Midlands Police, refers to one woman being hit.
- Right
- The Express reports, without confirmation ('reportedly'), that pedestrians in the plural were hit.
Temple Row, Birmingham place
The location of the crash; police describe a car hitting a woman and then a building there at around 4.30pm.
“a woman was hit by a car which then hit a building on Temple Row, Birmingham” — Daily Mirror
Left1 article
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Car hits woman in Birmingham city centre before ploughing into building
Neutral Short breaking report centred on the police statement about one injured woman and a cooperating driver.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Birmingham car crash LIVE: Temple Row horror as car slams into pedestrians and building
Alarmist Live-blog opener that leads with 'horror' and pedestrians being hit, with little confirmed detail.
- 29 Sep 17:37 First Daily ExpressR Birmingham car crash LIVE: Temple Row horror as car slams into pedestrians and building
- 29 Sep 18:55 +1h 18m Daily MirrorL Car hits woman in Birmingham city centre before ploughing into building
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.