Collocations with Accident – 1

Accident

noun

unexpected event that causes damage/injury

ADJECTIVE

,(bad, dreadful (especially BrE), horrible, horrific (especially BrE –

major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic, unfortunate

deadly (AmE), fatal –

a fatal road accident

minor, slight, small –

bizarre, freak –

.Their boat sank in a freak accident

hit-and-run –

industrial, nuclear –

,(auto (AmE), automobile (AmE), bike, car, highway (AmE), motor (BrE –

motorbike (BrE), motorcycle, motor-vehicle, road, traffic

(The woman was involved in a road traffic accident. (BrE

(aircraft, airplane (AmE), plane (especially AmE –

boating, climbing, hunting, riding, skiing –

VERB + ACCIDENT

be involved in, have, meet with (BrE), suffer –

.She met with an accident while skiing in Colorado

cause –

avoid, prevent –

survive –

recover from –

ACCIDENT + VERB

happen, occur, take place –

ACCIDENT + NOUN

(black spot (BrE –

victim –

prevention –

investigation, report –

rate, statistics –

PREPOSITION

in an/the accident –

PHRASES

an accident involving –

.He was badly hurt in an accident involving two cars and a van

an accident waiting to happen –

( a situation which is likely to become dangerous=)

the scene of the accident –

.The ambulance took only six minutes to reach the scene of the accident