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Politics / Sydney, NSW

‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in Sydney crash

The Sydney Morning Herald Riley Walter, Jack Gramenz
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Changed after publishing · 3 edits
  • the headline was changed: ‘Ultimate sacrifice’: ‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in horror Sydney crashidentified
  • the headline was changed: ‘Ultimate sacrifice’: Police officer killed another in hospital after crash in inner horror Sydney crash identified
  • the headline was changed: Police officer killed, another in Redfern hospital after crash in inner Sydney

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From the report

The female constable died instantly when a marked police car travelling under lights and sirens crashed into a tree.

NSW Police officers in a Sydenham street library picture
Not from this story. A library photograph of police officers street, used to illustrate it. NSW Police officers in a Sydenham street J03098 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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How outlets headlined it

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  • The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in Sydney crash plain
  • The West Australian Redfern, NSW: Police officer killed in car crash after it collided with tree, another constable in hospital plain
  • The West Australian Female police officer dies after marked vehicle crashes into tree in Redfern plain
  • The West Australian On-duty police officer dies after car crashes into tree plain
  • The Guardian Australia NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern plain
  • Brisbane Times Police officer killed in Sydney car crash plain

How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, The West Australian, Brisbane Times. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
The Sydney Morning Heraldas they published this story 9.2 0 42 -0.2 16.7
The Guardian Australia 11.1 5 79 -0.5 7.1

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WAtoday ‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in Sydney crash Niral 9.2 political 0 The Age ‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in Sydney crash Niral 9.2 political 0 The West Australian Redfern, NSW: Police officer killed in car crash after it collided with tree, another constable in hospital Niral 4.2 political 0 Brisbane Times ‘Very sad and dark day’: Police mourn officer killed in Sydney crash Niral 9.2 political 0 The West Australian Female police officer dies after marked vehicle crashes into tree in Redfern Niral 8.6 political 0 The West Australian On-duty police officer dies after car crashes into tree Niral 4.1 political 0 The Guardian Australia NSW police officer killed ‘instantly’ after car she was travelling in crashed into tree in Redfern Niral 11.1 political 0 Brisbane Times Police officer killed in Sydney car crash Niral 4.2 political 0