Air Force Plane Crashes on Road in France, Catches Fire
Listen to the story
A small plane from the French Air Force had an accident on Monday morning.
The plane came down on a road in Salon-de-Provence, in the south of France.
The plane could not land at the airbase. It landed on a national road called the D113.
After the crash, the plane caught fire.
Two people were on the plane. Both people got small injuries.
No one died in the accident.
The plane came from airbase 701 in Salon.
This airbase is a place where Air Force planes train.
Firefighters came to the road to stop the fire.
Police also came to help and close the road.
The accident happened on the D113 road.
People are now asking why the plane fell.
Vocabulary9 words
- plane
- a machine that flies in the sky
- Air Force
- the part of the army that uses planes
- accident
- something bad that happens without planning
- airbase
- a place where army planes stay and train
- national road
- a big road between cities
- crash
- when something hits the ground hard
- fire
- hot flames that burn things
- injuries
- hurt parts of the body
- firefighters
- people who stop fires
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. On a national road 2. Two 3. No
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A small _____ from the French Air Force had an accident on Monday morning.
The plane came down on a road in _____, in the south of France.
The plane landed on a national road called the _____.
After the crash, the plane caught _____.
Two people were on the plane. Both people got small _____.
No one _____ in the accident.
The plane came from _____ 701 in Salon.
_____ came to the road to stop the fire.
Police also came to help and close the _____.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.