Car almost hits people – level 1

25-08-2014 15:00

Manchester Police release a video. It shows two people. They walk close to a road. There are some railings between them and the road.

A car loses control. It breaks through the railings. It almost hits the two people. They are in shock, but they are fine. The driver of the car is not OK. His head has an injury. He goes to hospital.

Police investigate the incident. They would like to talk to these two people.

Difficult words: release (show to people), railings (barrier), investigate (to try to understand how something happened).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

What do you think about this incident?

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