road accident
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Road accident types — Road traffic accidents generally fall into one of four common types:* Head on Collisions * Accidents at junctions * Run offs * Accidents involving pedestrians/cyclistsAlthough other types of accident do occur.Head on CollisionsSee also Head on… … Wikipedia
Road Accident Fund — The Road Accident Fund in South Africa is a state insurer established by statute. It provides insurance cover to all drivers of motor vehicles in South Africa in respect of liability incurred or damage caused as a result of a road accident.… … Wikipedia
road accident — car accident causing injury or even death … English contemporary dictionary
Road accident statistics on a model-by-model basis — Although various theoretical crash testing scenarios are popular in assessing car safety in UK the Department of Transport publish the actual level of road deaths in two car injury accidents in each type of car. These statistics are available… … Wikipedia
road accident victims compensation fund — public fund which provides monetary compensation to those injured in road accidents … English contemporary dictionary
Cardross road accident — For other uses, see Cardross (disambiguation). Victims of the Cardross road accident, from top left to right, Shane Hirst, 16; Abby Hirst, 17; Cassandra Manners, 16; Stevie Lee Weight, 15; Cory Dowling, 16; Josephine Calvi, 16. The Cardross road… … Wikipedia
Road toll — is the term used in some countries for the number of deaths caused annually by road accidents.The term is in common and official use in Australia and New Zealand.New ZealandNew Zealand reports an annual nationwide road toll, plus special period… … Wikipedia
road — [ roud ] noun count *** 1. ) a way that leads from one place to another, especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use: He was driving on the wrong side of the road. A cat suddenly ran into the middle of the road. All… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Henry Bliss (road accident victim) — Henry Hale Bliss (June 13, 1830 September 10, 1899) was the first person killed in a motor vehicle accident in the United States. On September 9, 1899 he was disembarking from a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City … Wikipedia
accident — noun 1 unexpected event that causes damage/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, dreadful (esp. BrE), horrible, horrific (esp. BrE), major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic … Collocations dictionary
