head on collision
- crashSudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- smashBreak violently apart
- collisionForceful contact between objects
fender · airbag · glass · shatter · highway · fatal · oncoming · brakes · screech · metal · twisted · ambulance · sirens · whiplash · totaled · debris · bumper · windshield
impact angle/direction
head on collisionrear-end collision
Crash into back
rear-ender · sideswipe · T-bone collision · glancing blow · fender bender
contact vs. avoidance
head on collisionnear miss
Narrowly averted incident
close call · narrow escape · evasive maneuver · miss · avoidance
confrontation style (metaphorical)
head on collisionavoidance
Deliberate keeping away
compromise · sidestepping · indirect approach · evasion · détente