Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

A taxi collided with a cyclist who was crossing the street.

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Sentence

Narrator

A taxi collided with a cyclist who was crossing the street.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting an Accident

A taxi collided with a cyclist who was crossing the street; police are investigating.

Describing an Event

I witnessed an accident where a taxi collided with a cyclist crossing the street.

Warning Others

Be careful when crossing the street; a taxi might collide with you.

Hypothetical Scenario

If the cyclist hadn't been crossing the street, the collision might have been avoided.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A taxicab was involved in a collision with a bicyclist who was traversing the roadway.

Casual

A taxi hit a cyclist who was crossing the road.

Simpler English

A taxi and a bike crashed; the biker was crossing.

Phrases to learn

collided with

To hit or crash into something.

crossing the street

Walking or cycling across a road.