Car Falls Into Ravine on Mountain Road in France
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A car fell 10 metres into a ravine on the road near the Col des Aravis in Savoie, France. Three people were injured in the crash.
Two of the three injured people are in serious condition. All three were taken to hospital after the accident.
One of the injured is a teenage girl. Doctors have placed her in an artificial coma. This is a medical treatment where doctors use drugs to make a patient sleep deeply. It helps the body recover from serious injuries.
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass, known as a col in French. These roads are often narrow and can be dangerous, especially in bad weather or on sharp turns.
This latest crash came shortly after another tragedy on the same road. A couple in their fifties died in an earlier accident there.
Local authorities have not given full details about the cause of the crash. Emergency services responded quickly to help the injured people.
This is not the first time this mountain road has been the site of a serious accident. Officials may now look at ways to make the road safer for drivers.
Vocabulary10 words
- ravine
- a deep, narrow valley between mountains
- accident
- an unexpected event that causes harm
- artificial coma
- a medical sleep doctors create to help patients heal
- col
- a mountain pass; a road between two peaks
- authorities
- people in charge, like police or officials
- injured
- hurt physically
- serious condition
- a very bad medical state
- tragedy
- a very sad event, often with death
- emergency services
- teams like police or ambulance who help in dangerous situations
- recover
- to get better after being sick or hurt
Quiz
Answer key
1. On the road near the Col des Aravis 2. To help the body heal after serious injury 3. A couple died in an accident
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A car fell 10 metres into a _____ on the road near the Col des Aravis in Savoie, France.
Three people were _____ in the crash.
Two of the three injured people are in _____ condition.
All three were taken to _____ after the accident.
One of the injured is a _____ girl.
Doctors have placed her in an _____ coma.
The Col des Aravis is a mountain _____.
This latest crash came shortly after another _____ on the same road.
A couple in their fifties died in an earlier _____ there.
_____ have not given full details about the cause of the crash.