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ACCIDENT on N2-TWO DEAD
(By-line) _________________________________News Reporter
(caption) Paramedics assist injured learners
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1. When did the accident occur? ____________________________________________________
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Where did the accident occur?____________________________________________________
3. Who was involved in the accident?____________________________________________________
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4. How many people were injured and how many people died?______________________________
5. Who were the first people on the scene of the accident?
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Where were the cars travelling to ?
(Durban, Richards Bay, Pongola)
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How did the accident happen?
(rainy weather, a driver was speeding, a tyre blew out, potholes)
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What type of vehicles were involved in the accident?
(Toyota, Ikhwezi Bus, BMW, Mercedes)
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How many accidents happened on this road before this deadly accident ?
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1. Which hospital were the injured people taken to?________________________________
2. When and where will the funerals of the people who died in the accident take place?
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3. Did the judge order that the irresponsible drive spend time in jail for what he did? How
long will he spend in jail. __________________________________________________
4. What advice will you give to the reader?
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