speeding accident
Fast driving crash
A speeding accident is a vehicle collision caused or worsened by driving faster than conditions safely allow.
The term appears in traffic safety discussions, insurance claims, and news reports: Three people were injured in a speeding accident on the interstate.
Speed increases both the likelihood of losing control and the severity of impact.
- crashSudden violent impact
- head-on collisionDirect front-to-front impact
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- drunk drivingOperating vehicle while intoxicated
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- crashescollision, crash, head-on collision, pileup, side collision