Video Shows Police Car 'Forcing' Another Car Off Road in Japan
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A video is going around on social media. It shows a police car driving very close to another car. People say the police car pushed the other car. This is called 'oshiyose' in Japanese. It means moving too close to another car on the road.
The Hiroshima police department talked about the video. They said the car in the video is probably their car. They said, 'It is likely our vehicle.'
The police also said they will check what happened. They said, 'We will look into the facts.' This means they want to know the truth about the video.
Many people saw the video online. They are waiting to hear more from the police. The police have not finished their investigation yet.
Vocabulary10 words
- social media
- websites and apps where people share videos and talk
- oshiyose
- a Japanese word for driving too close and pushing another car
- Hiroshima
- a city and area in Japan
- investigation
- when someone checks facts to find the truth
- likely
- something that will probably happen or is probably true
- department
- a part of a big organization, like the police
- vehicle
- a car, truck, or other machine that moves people
- spread
- when something, like news, goes to many people
- facts
- true information about what happened
- online
- on the internet
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1. A police car driving very close to another car 2. It is likely their car 3. Investigate what happened
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A video is going around on _____. It shows a police car driving very close to another car. People say the police car _____ the other car.
The _____ police department talked about the video. They said the car in the video is probably their car.
The police also said they will _____ what happened. They said, 'We will look into the facts.'
Many people saw the video _____. They are waiting to hear more from the police.
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