Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

Emergency services arrived shortly after the accident occurred.

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Sentence

Narrator

Emergency services arrived shortly after the accident occurred.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting News

Emergency services responded swiftly to the accident.

Describing Events

The accident happened, and emergency personnel arrived quickly afterward.

Giving an Account

After the accident, it didn't take long for the emergency services to get there.

Speculating

If the accident had been more serious, emergency services might have arrived sooner.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Emergency responders arrived on the scene shortly following the accident.

Casual

The ambulance and stuff got there pretty quick after the crash.

Simpler English

Help came soon after the accident.

Phrases to learn

emergency services

Organizations such as police, fire, and ambulance services that respond to emergencies.

shortly after

Soon after; a short time later.