WRITING A news article
8 Complete the news item with sentences -
There is one extra sentence that you do not
need.
Crash closes road
Police closed the A345 road in both
directions for two hours after a car crash
Mrs Aldate 52. was drivingalong the
A345 near Salisbury in Wiltshire when suddenly, a
pigramintotheroad Mrs Aldatetopped hercarves
Some people were walking
a hill near the road, when they heard the crash
Then they saw a pig running away
from the road and they noticed some smoke They
randown to the road and they saw the crash. One of
them called the emergency services
Luckily neither of the drivers was hurt.
a After a few minutes an air ambulance arrived
b At first, they didn't know what the noise was.
c There was a dramatic scene on a busy road in
Wiltshire yesterday afternoon
d Finally the pig ran into the road
e As soon as she stopped another car crashed
into the back of Mrs Aldate's car
f The incident happened at 3.45 pm
Answers & Comments
(f) The incident happened at 3.45 p.m. Police closed the A345 road in both directions for two hours after a car crash.
(c) There was a dramatic scene on a busy road in Wiltshire yesterday afternoon. Mrs Aldate, 52, was driving along the A345 near Salisbury in Wiltshire when suddenly, a pig ran into the road. Mrs Aldate stopped her car very quickly. (e) As soon as she stopped, another car crashed into the back of Mrs Aldate's car. Some people were walking on a hill near the road, when they heard the crash. (a) After a few minutes, an air ambulance arrived. Then they saw a pig running away from the road and they noticed some smoke. They ran down to the road and they saw the crash. One of them called the emergency services. (d) Finally, the pig ran into the road. Luckily, neither of the drivers was hurt.