fatal accident

Noun

Meaning

an accident that causes someone to die

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mortality casualty fatality

Antonyms

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Hypernyms

accident fatality human death

Hyponyms

collateral damage

Examples

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence. Henry Walter Bates

According to a police report, the fatal accident took place just around midnight. Source: Internet

A fatal accident raised safety questions and closed part of the project for most of the summer of 2006. Source: Internet

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Police are investigating a fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a vehicle Saturday evening. Source: Internet

But Peterson survived what appeared to be a fatal accident, though he later lost an eye due to infection. Source: Internet

Causing an accident that inflicts bodily harm, while under influence of any drug, is seen as a crime that may be punished by up to 3 years in prison (9 years in case of a fatal accident). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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