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Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision as investigation continues

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 61 123 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 1 Nov 28 Oct 18:16 UTC · At least 64 killed in high-speed train collision in central Spain 29 Oct 00:12 UTC · At least 68 killed in high-speed train collision in central Spain 29 Oct 06:11 UTC · At Least 68 Killed in Spanish High-Speed Train Collision 29 Oct 12:11 UTC · Spain mourns after second deadly high-speed train crash this year 29 Oct 18:13 UTC · At Least 69 Killed in Spain High-Speed Train Collision 30 Oct 00:12 UTC · Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision 30 Oct 06:12 UTC · Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision 30 Oct 12:13 UTC · Spain races to identify 69 victims after high-speed train collision 30 Oct 18:20 UTC · Crash out 31 Oct 18:13 UTC · Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision as investigation continues

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 6 HEADLINES

  1. 28 Oct, 18:16 UTC

    At least 64 killed in high-speed train collision in central Spain

  2. 29 Oct, 00:12 UTC

    At least 68 killed in high-speed train collision in central Spain

  3. 29 Oct, 06:11 UTC

    At Least 68 Killed in Spanish High-Speed Train Collision

  4. 29 Oct, 12:11 UTC

    Spain mourns after second deadly high-speed train crash this year

  5. 29 Oct, 18:13 UTC

    At Least 69 Killed in Spain High-Speed Train Collision

  6. 31 Oct, 18:13 UTC

    Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision as investigation continues

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

  • La Mancha · from 28 Oct 09:14, 13 outlets
  • Pedro Sanchez · from 28 Oct 09:14, 11 outlets
  • Oscar Puente · from 28 Oct 14:33, 11 outlets
  • Santiago Abascal · from 28 Oct 11:43, 6 outlets
  • Civil Guard · from 28 Oct 16:09, 6 outlets
  • 68 people injured · from 28 Oct 19:32, 5 outlets
  • El Pais · from 28 Oct 11:43, 4 outlets
  • 3 days mourning · from 28 Oct 14:33, 4 outlets

Figures reported with different numbers

  • people died: 39 (1 from 28 Oct 09:14) → 68 (3 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 46 (2 from 28 Oct 18:12) → 80 (1 from 28 Oct 21:38) → 60 (2 from 29 Oct 05:36) → 69 (2 from 29 Oct 08:55)
  • people killed: 68 (4 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 46 (2 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 64 (1 from 28 Oct 16:09) → 69 (2 from 30 Oct 15:49)
  • people injured: 58 (1 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 68 (5 from 28 Oct 19:32) → 69 (2 from 29 Oct 12:15)
  • people been: 100 (1 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 56 (1 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 64 (1 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 80 (1 from 28 Oct 14:33) → 68 (1 from 28 Oct 19:32) → 69 (1 from 30 Oct 11:46)
  • passengers board: 500 (1 from 28 Oct 11:43) → 147 (1 from 28 Oct 21:38) → 397 (1 from 29 Oct 08:55)

Matched by pattern, not read: a different number can be a correction, a rising count, or two different counts.