Air Force Plane Crashes on Road in France, Catches Fire
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A French Air Force plane crashed on a national road in Salon-de-Provence on Monday morning.
The plane made an emergency landing on the D113 road after it could not reach the nearby airbase.
It came from airbase 701, which is a military site used for pilot training in Salon-de-Provence.
After the crash, the plane caught fire on the road.
Two people were on board at the time of the accident.
Both of them survived and only had light injuries.
No one was seriously hurt, and there were no deaths.
Emergency services, including firefighters, quickly arrived at the scene.
They worked to put out the fire and help the two people from the plane.
The road was closed while emergency teams dealt with the accident.
This closure caused some traffic problems in the area.
The exact cause of the crash is not yet known.
Officials will likely open an investigation to understand what went wrong.
Airbase 701 is well known in France for training military pilots.
Accidents involving Air Force planes are closely watched by the public.
This event will raise new questions about air safety near the base.
Vocabulary7 words
- Air Force
- the military group that uses planes
- emergency landing
- landing a plane quickly because of danger
- airbase
- a place where army planes stay and train
- caught fire
- started to burn
- survived
- stayed alive after danger
- Emergency services
- workers who help in accidents, like firefighters
- investigation
- a careful search to find out why something happened
Quiz
Answer key
1. It could not reach the nearby airbase 2. They survived with minor injuries 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A French Air Force plane crashed on a national road in _____ on Monday morning.
The plane made an _____ on the D113 road after it could not reach the nearby airbase.
It came from airbase _____, a military site used for pilot training.
After the crash, the plane _____ on the road.
Two people were on board at the time of the _____.
Both of them survived and only had _____ injuries.
_____ services, including firefighters, quickly arrived at the scene.
The road was _____ while emergency teams dealt with the accident.
The exact _____ of the crash is not yet known.
Officials will likely open an _____ to understand what went wrong.