auto accident
Cars hitting each other
An auto accident is a collision involving a motor vehicle—a car crash.
The term appears frequently in insurance, legal, and medical contexts: She missed work after an auto accident, auto accident claims.
The slightly formal phrasing distinguishes it from other kinds of accidents.
Car accident and car crash are more common in everyday speech.
- anti-lock brakesPulsing deceleration system
- whiplashNeck injury from jerking
- neck braceMedical spine stabilizer
- bodily harmDamage to one's person
- property damageHarm to possessions
medical bills · seat belts · collision · speeding · traffic violation · crash · reckless driving · drunk driving · fatalities · liability coverage · personal injury · emotional trauma · airbags · settlement · at fault · legal representation · collision coverage · lost wages
- accident claimsdamage claim, injury claim, liability claim, claim, claims
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, court case
- tortstort, negligence, tortfeasor, torts, tort law
auto accidentnear-miss
Narrowly averted incident
close call · safe journey · narrow escape · safe passage · smooth ride
auto accidentvehicular homicide
Causing death by driving
vehicular assault · ramming · hit-and-run · vehicular manslaughter