Driver Seriously Hurt After Highway Crash in Ashikaga
Listen to the story
A bad traffic accident happened in Ashikaga city.
It happened on the Kita-Kanto Expressway.
A driver was outside their car.
Another car hit the driver.
The driver is now unconscious.
The driver's condition is very serious.
The road was closed for some time.
This was the eastbound part between two exits.
The exits are Ashikaga IC and Sano-Tanuma IC.
Now the road is open again.
Police are looking at the accident.
They want to know why it happened.
Vocabulary15 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- expressway
- a big fast road for cars
- unconscious
- not awake; cannot feel or think
- condition
- how a person's health is now
- exits
- places where cars can leave a road
- eastbound
- going toward the east
- closed
- not open; people cannot use it
- reopened
- opened again
- serious
- very bad; important
- driver
- a person who drives a car
- police
- people who keep order and check crimes
- traffic
- cars moving on roads
- city
- a big town
- road
- a path for cars
- hit
- to touch something hard by moving fast
Quiz
Answer key
1. In Ashikaga city 2. The driver became unconscious 3. Yes, it reopened
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A bad traffic _____ happened in Ashikaga city.
It happened on the Kita-Kanto _____.
A driver was outside their car.
Another car _____ the driver.
The driver is now _____.
The driver's _____ is very serious.
The road was _____ for some time.
This was the eastbound part between two _____.
Now the road is _____ again.
Police are looking at the _____.