Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

The accident caused significant damage to both vehicles, and the drivers sustained injuries.

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Sentence

Narrator

The accident caused significant damage to both vehicles, and the drivers sustained injuries.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

News Reporting

A recent accident caused significant damage to both vehicles involved, and the drivers sustained injuries.

Police Report

The accident resulted in significant damage to both vehicles, and the drivers reported sustaining injuries.

Casual Conversation

There was a bad accident; both cars were really damaged, and the drivers got hurt.

Legal Context

The collision caused substantial damage to both vehicles, and the drivers suffered injuries requiring medical attention.

Rephrased versions

Formal

The accident inflicted considerable damage upon both vehicles, and the drivers incurred injuries.

Casual

The crash wrecked both cars, and the drivers got banged up.

Simpler English

The accident hurt the drivers and broke the cars.

Phrases to learn

significant damage

substantial harm or destruction

sustained injuries

suffered physical harm