School Bus Accident Injures Students in Chlef, Algeria
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A bus accident happened in Chlef, Algeria. The bus was taking children to school. The bus went off the road. 15 students were hurt in the accident.
This is not the only bus accident in Algeria. Another bus crashed and turned over. That accident hurt 37 children. The bus was a private bus.
People in Algeria are worried about bus accidents. Many accidents are happening. People say the problem is out of control. This means no one can stop it.
News reports say 37 children were hurt in a new accident. This number may change. It is an early number from the accident.
Bus safety is now a big problem in Algeria. Many families use buses to send children to school. People want safer buses and roads.
Vocabulary15 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- injured
- hurt in the body
- transport
- a way of moving people or things
- crashed
- hit something hard
- turned over
- flipped upside down
- private
- not owned by the government
- out of control
- cannot be stopped or managed
- early number
- a first count that may change
- safety
- being safe from harm
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- roads
- paths for cars and buses
- families
- groups of parents and children
- students
- children who go to school
- problem
- something that is hard or bad
- country
- a place with its own government
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1. Chlef 2. 15 3. Yes
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A bus _____ happened in Chlef, Algeria.
The bus was taking children to _____.
The bus went off the _____.
15 students were _____ in the accident.
Another bus crashed and _____ over.
That accident hurt 37 _____.
The bus was a _____ bus.
People say the problem is out of _____.
News reports say 37 children were hurt in a new _____.
Bus _____ is now a big problem in Algeria.
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