crash scene
Where collisions happen
A crash scene is the location where a vehicle collision or aircraft accident has occurred, typically while emergency responders, investigators, or cleanup crews are still present.
The term emphasizes the scene as an active site: Police cordoned off the crash scene.
News reports use it to describe where reporters are stationed: We go live to the crash scene.
- car wreckDestroyed vehicle from collision
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- twisted metalDeformed metallic debris
- accidentUnintended harmful event
collision · impact · broken glass · emergency · sirens · ambulance · police · first responders · victims · shattered · glass · skid marks · skidmarks · flames · smoke · investigation · witnesses · paramedics
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, black box, flight recorder, cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder
- Traffic Policetraffic cop, traffic stop, patrol car, traffic stops, highway patrol
- crash forensicscollision, skid marks, point of impact, debris field, brake marks