Traffic Accident near City Market

 First Part Reading Comprehension 

PATROL REPORT

At 18.00 hrs on 02 April 2012 the Central Police Station of Harbel City received a phone call about a traffic accident, which had occurred near the City Market. According to the initial information, a person was hit by a minibus. Upon arrival at the scene at 18.15 hrs, Team “Charley” from Traffic Police Unit found a crowd of people near a clothing shop in the Market. Police also found an unconscious man lying in a puddle of blood. An abandoned blue Toyota minibus, registration plate number TB-645, was found crashed into the wall of the Miranda clothing shop. The Police Team called for an ambulance, which took the victim to the hospital for treatment. The minibus incurred major damage on the front and was impounded at LNP depot. Preliminary investigation revealed that prior to the accident; the owner of the minibus parked the vehicle near the small restaurant at the City market and went inside to eat, leaving the key with the conductor of the minibus who accompanied him in his trip.  

 FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 01

The Police visited the restaurant where the minibus driver left the vehicle to take his dinner. The owner of the restaurant, Christina Tornton, a 51-year old woman, stated that she knew the owner as he came to her place regularly. His name is Elvis Scale, about 45-46 years old. He is originally from Buchanan but moved to Harbel a few years ago. Christina also stated that Elvis used to be a former military man who retired due to an injury he got during the war. Since then, he has had a limp on his right leg. She reported that after he received his food, he heard the crashing of a vehicle and rushed out of the restaurant.  She states that he left his bag. 5 minutes later Elvis returned, took his bag, paid the bill and ran out saying that he had to urgently go. According to Christina Tornton, he was extremely nervous.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 02

The owner of the Miranda shop, Michael Ambush, 46-year old male, was interviewed as a witness of the accident. He told the police that that day he had invited his friend, James Kine, male, age 42 of Dolostown to help him unload a large delivery that morning. According to Michael, at about 17.45 hrs, James was sitting next to the entrance of the shop when Michael heard a vehicle coming, followed by James’s screams. He then heard the noise of a crash into his shop. When Michael got out of the shop, he saw the crushed minibus, a man running away from the scene and James lying on the ground in front of the entrance to the shop. One of the walls in the shop was totally destroyed. Michael managed to recognize the man who escaped, as his daughter's former secondary school classmate. He knew he currently worked as a minibus conductor. Michael remembered he was called John Masters, and that he lived in Kula village, a suburb of Harbel. According to the witness, he was wearing white pants and a red T-shirt. The Central Police Unit dispatched additional patrol to the Kula village but the man was not found.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 03

At 19:00 hrs, the police patrol was approached by a young male, Harvey Bricks, 24 years old, a market vendor, resident of Harbel City, who said that he might know the whereabouts of the minibus owner, Elvis Scale. He stated that Elvis had a garage near the city bus station located on 24 Ocean Street. Bricks stated that he used to deliver him goods there. Police immediately left for the mentioned address.

FOLLOW-UP REPORT # 04

At 19.30 hrs, the Police Patrol Team “Sierra” from Duside Police Station visited the Duside Hospital of Harbel where the victim was transported after the accident.  The attending doctor notified the Police that the victim had arrived unconscious with numerous serious injuries, which resulted in his death pronounced at 19.00 hrs. The body of the victim was still in the hospital as relatives of the deceased had not arrived yet to receive it.

 

 Questions

1. What was the make of the minibus involved in traffic accident?
2. What was the time and date of the traffic accident?
3. What was the name of the shop near the accident?
4. What was the registration plate number of the minibus?
5. What is the place of residence of the minibus conductor?
6. What was the distinctive mark of the minibus owner?
7. What was the name of the minibus owner?
8. At what time was the victim pronounced dead?
9. What was located at the address of Ocean Str. 24?
10. What was the age of the victim?