At 15, he borrowed his parents’ car and had a prang. fender-bender American English informal, prang British English informal a car accident in which little damage is done Atkinson was involved in a fender-bender in the hotel parking lot. There was a 12-car pileup on the motorway. pileup an accident that involves several cars or trucks The pileup happened in thick fog. wreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged Ben nearly died in a car wreck. disaster a serious accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured It was Britain’s worst air disaster. | a head-on collision (=between vehicles that are driving towards each other ) The actor was killed in a head-on collision while driving his new sports car. collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains etc hit each other His car was involved in a collision with a train. a car/plane/train crash He was killed in a plane crash. crash a serious accident in which a vehicle hits something else Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the crash. THESAURUS accident an event in which a vehicle is damaged and often someone is hurt Her father died in a car accident. COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘ a small accident’.
phrases the scene of an accident (=the place where it happened ) Police were at the scene of the accident within minutes. an accident investigator Accident investigators have been there all morning. Accident investigations often take months. a survey of the latest airline accident statistics an accident investigation/inquiry The two deaths are the subject of an accident inquiry.
#Word vs word traffic accident drivers#
accident rates/statistics There is a relation between accident rates and the numbers of drivers on the road. accident + NOUN an accident victim One of the accident victims is still trapped in his vehicle. have an accident Young drivers are more likely to have accidents than older drivers. Most road accidents occur in urban areas. an accident happens ( also an accident occurs formal ) No one saw the accident happen. prevent an accident Steps have been taken to prevent a similar accident happening again. verbs be involved in an accident formal: Your son has been involved in a car accident.
#Word vs word traffic accident driver#
a hit-and-run accident (=when someone is hit by a driver who does not stop ) A woman is fighting for her life after a hit-and-run accident. a rail accident/a train accident It was the country's worst ever rail accident. a plane accident/an airplane accident American English ( also a flying accident ) Holly died in a plane accident. a car accident ( also an automobile accident American English formal ) He was badly injured in a car accident. Portugal has one of Western Europe’s worst road accident rates. a road/traffic accident The number of traffic accidents has gone down. a fatal accident (=in which someone is killed ) a fatal accident involving a bus and a cyclist a minor accident (=one that is not serious ) The ice and poor visibility caused minor accidents all over the country. ‘This was an absolutely horrific accident, ’ said an ambulance spokesman. a horrible/nasty/horrific accident We narrowly avoided a nasty accident. a major accident News is coming in of a major rail accident. The road is closed following a serious accident.
an accident of birth/geography/history etc (=an event or situation caused by chance ) 5 → accidents (will) happen 6 → an accident waiting to happen COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: an event in which a car, train, plane etc is damaged and often someone is hurt adjectives a bad/serious accident There’s been a bad accident on the freeway. It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing, while women remain on the lower grades.
4 CHANCE/BY CHANCE something that happens without anyone planning or intending it My third baby was an accident. They lost their lives in a tragic accident. I had a slight accident with your coffee. She was injured in a freak accident (=an unusual accident ) when a wall suddenly collapsed. a climbing/skiing/hunting etc accident He died in a climbing accident in the Himalayas. I’m sorry about breaking the vase – it was an accident (=I did not intend to do it ). a train accident 3 ACCIDENT a situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged without anyone intending them to be Ken had an accident at work and had to go to hospital. The accident happened at the junction of Forest Road and Pine Walk.
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