noun
left-turn accident; right-turn accident; hook accident
A traffic accident where a turning vehicle collides with a bicycle, motorcycle, or pedestrian going straight. In Japan, left-turn accidents are especially common, but the term covers both left and right turns.
交差点で巻き込み事故が多発している。
Left-turn accidents are occurring frequently at intersections.
自転車
While riding my bicycle, I was nearly involved in a right-hook accident with a truck.