交通事故
Meanings
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traffic accident; road accident
Refers to an accident involving traffic, especially vehicles on roads; common in news, police reports, insurance contexts, and everyday speech.
There was a traffic accident in front of the station.
People injured in the traffic accident were taken to the hospital.
Usage patterns
- 交通事故に遭うto be involved in / suffer a traffic accident
Yesterday I was involved in a traffic accident near the station.
- 交通事故を起こすto cause a traffic accident
He caused a traffic accident while driving drunk.
- 交通事故が起きるfor a traffic accident to occur
Traffic accidents often occur at this intersection.
- 交通事故で〈人〉が死亡するfor someone to die in a traffic accident
Last year, many people died in traffic accidents.