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  "id": 7083252,
  "title": "Motorbike rider dies after reportedly hitting pothole on Western Highway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/motorbike-rider-dies-after-reportedly-hitting-pothole-on-western",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:22:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/motorbike-rider-dies-after-reportedly-hitting-pothole-on-western-highway-20260913-p60wy3.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "The 71-year-old Ballarat man died after he lost control of his bike on Sunday afternoon.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "71yo motorcyclist dies after hitting pothole on highway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/71yo-motorcyclist-dies-after-hitting-pothole-on-highway",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:15:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Motorbike rider dies after reportedly hitting pothole on Western Highway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/motorbike-rider-dies-after-reportedly-hitting-pothole-on-western-7083590",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:22:23.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}