Driver Seriously Hurt After Highway Crash in Ashikaga
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A serious traffic accident took place on the Kita-Kanto Expressway in Ashikaga city.
According to reports, the driver had left their car and was standing outside it.
While outside the vehicle, the driver was hit by another car.
The driver is now unconscious and in critical condition.
The crash happened on the eastbound side of the expressway.
This section runs between Ashikaga interchange and Sano-Tanuma interchange.
After the accident, that part of the road was closed to traffic.
The closure has now been lifted, and the road is open again.
Local police are still investigating how the accident happened.
It is not yet clear why the driver was standing outside the car.
Officials have not given more details about the cause.
This kind of accident can be very dangerous for people near moving vehicles.
Vocabulary10 words
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- expressway
- a big fast road for cars
- unconscious
- not awake; cannot feel or think
- critical condition
- very serious health state, close to danger
- interchange
- a place where roads connect on a highway
- eastbound
- going toward the east direction
- closure
- the act of closing something
- lifted
- removed or ended
- investigating
- trying to find out facts about something
- vehicle
- a car, truck, or similar machine
Quiz
Answer key
1. Standing outside the car 2. Between Ashikaga IC and Sano-Tanuma IC 3. It has reopened
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A serious traffic _____ took place on the Kita-Kanto _____ in Ashikaga city.
According to reports, the driver had left their car and was standing outside it.
While outside the vehicle, the driver was hit by another car.
The driver is now _____ and in _____ condition.
The crash happened on the eastbound side of the expressway.
This section runs between Ashikaga _____ and Sano-Tanuma interchange.
After the accident, that part of the road was _____ to traffic.
The _____ has now been _____, and the road is open again.
Local police are still _____ how the accident happened.
It is not yet clear why the driver was standing outside the _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think the driver was outside the car?
- What safety steps should drivers take if they stop on a highway?
- How dangerous do you think it is to stand outside a car on an expressway?
- What should happen if a highway needs to be closed after an accident?