Four-Car Crash on Rennes Ring Road Injures Eight
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Four cars crashed on a road near Rennes, in France. This road is called a ring road. It goes around the city.
Eight people were hurt in the crash. The firefighters came to help them. Firefighters help people when there is danger.
Six people were trapped in one car. Trapped means they could not get out by themselves. The firefighters helped them get out.
The news says the eight injured people had only small injuries. This means they were hurt, but not very badly.
The crash happened in a French area called Ille-et-Vilaine. Rennes is a big city in this area.
We do not know yet why the cars crashed. The police may look at this.
Vocabulary15 words
- ring road
- a road that goes around a city
- firefighters
- people who help in accidents and fires
- trapped
- not able to get out
- collision
- when things hit each other
- injured
- hurt
- vehicle
- a car, bus, or truck
- accident
- something bad that happens by mistake
- rescue
- to help someone get out of danger
- area
- a place or part of a country
- crash
- when vehicles hit each other
- help
- to do something good for someone
- police
- people who keep us safe and check accidents
- road
- a place where cars drive
- small injury
- not a big hurt
- danger
- something that can hurt you
Quiz
Answer key
1. Four 2. Eight 3. On a ring road near Rennes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Four _____ crashed on a road near Rennes, in France. This road is called a _____.
Eight people were hurt in the crash. The _____ came to help them.
Six people were _____ in one car. The firefighters helped them get out.
The news says the eight injured people had only _____ injuries.
The crash happened in a French area called _____.