Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

The crash occurred when one car ran a red light.

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Sentence

Narrator

The crash occurred when one car ran a red light.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Avoid accidents by always obeying traffic signals.

Describing Habits

I always check for traffic before crossing the road to prevent accidents.

Asking About Others

Did you see what caused the accident?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If the driver had stopped at the red light, the crash wouldn't have happened.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A collision resulted from one vehicle disregarding a red traffic signal.

Casual

One car blew a red light, and bam! Crash.

Simpler English

A car ran a red light and caused an accident.

Phrases to learn

ran a red light

To drive through a red traffic light.

occurred

Happened; took place.