Truck Fire Shuts Down A61 Motorway in Southern France
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A big truck caught fire on a motorway in France. The motorway is called the A61. It is between Narbonne and Toulouse, in the Aude area. The truck was carrying cars.
The fire made a lot of smoke. Because of this, the police stopped all traffic. Cars could not drive in the direction of Toulouse. This caused a road closure.
Firefighters came to the motorway. They worked to put out the fire. The truck and the cars on it were damaged.
After some time, workers cleaned the road. The road closure ended. The traffic could move again on the A61.
This kind of accident can happen on any big road. It shows why emergency services are important. They help make roads safe again quickly.
Vocabulary5 words
- motorway
- a big fast road for cars and trucks
- road closure
- when a road is closed and no cars can use it
- traffic
- cars and trucks moving on a road
- emergency services
- people who help in accidents, like firefighters and police
- firefighters
- people whose job is to stop fires
Quiz
Answer key
1. A truck carrying cars 2. Between Narbonne and Toulouse 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A big truck caught fire on a _____ in France. The motorway is called the A61. It is between Narbonne and _____, in the Aude area. The truck was carrying _____.
The fire made a lot of _____. Because of this, the police stopped all traffic. Cars could not drive in the direction of Toulouse. This caused a road _____.
_____ came to the motorway. They worked to put out the fire. The truck and the cars on it were _____.
After some time, workers cleaned the road. The road closure _____. The traffic could move again on the A61.