Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

Two vehicles collided when one ran a red light at the intersection.

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Sentence

Narrator

Two vehicles collided when one ran a red light at the intersection.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting an Accident

Two vehicles collided at the intersection; one driver ran a red light.

Describing an Event

The accident happened when a vehicle ran a red light, causing a collision with another car.

Giving a Witness Statement

I saw one car run a red light, and then it collided with another vehicle.

News Reporting

A traffic accident occurred this morning when a vehicle disregarded a red light, resulting in a collision.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A collision occurred between two vehicles when one disregarded the red traffic signal.

Casual

Two cars crashed because one blew a red light.

Simpler English

Two cars hit each other; one car went through a red light.

Phrases to learn

ran a red light

To drive through a red traffic signal.

collided

To hit or crash into something.