fatal crash
Lethal vehicular impact
A fatal crash is a collision—usually involving vehicles—in which at least one person dies.
The term appears frequently in traffic reports and accident statistics: Police are investigating a fatal crash on the interstate.
It emphasizes the deadly outcome rather than the mechanics of the accident itself.
- head-on collisionDirect front-to-front impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
drunk driving · wrong way driver · impact · highway · road closed · casualties · tragedy · paramedics · sirens · wreckage · debris · mangled · victims · emergency · ambulance · death · speeding · black ice
- collisionshead-on, rear-end, sideswipe, T-bone, broadside
- alcohol harmalcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, alcohol dependency, alcohol poisoning, binge drinking
severity of outcome
fatal crashfender-bender
Minor vehicle collision
safe journey · near miss · safe landing · smooth ride · close call
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