Accident Flashcards
Accident - The mishap on the highway caused a huge traffic jam.
Mishap
Dash (head-to-head little collide) - The two cyclists collided at the turn but were unharmed.
Collide
Dash (head-to-head more collide) - The truck rammed into the wall due to brake failure.
Rammed
Front to front collision - The cars met in a head-on collision at the intersection.
Head-on collision
Big vehicle collides with small vehicle - The speeding truck knocked down a biker.
Knock down
Crushed under the wheels - The reckless driver mowed down a pedestrian.
Mow down / Ran over
Crushed under heavy wheels - The wild elephant trampled a motorbike left on the road.
Trampled
Went out of control - The frightened horse went berserk in the crowded street.
Went berserk / Ran amok
Elephant - The pachyderm was seen near the village outskirts.
Pachyderm / Jumbo / Tusker
Train becomes out of track - The train derailed after heavy rains damaged the tracks.
Derail
Bolt that joins two tracks - The railway workers replaced the broken fish plate.
Fish plate
Vehicle overturn - The speeding car hit a divider and turned turtle.
Turned Turtle
Badly broken or deformed (used for human bodies) - The victim was mauled by the wild animal.
Mauled / Mangled / Mutilated
Badly broken or decayed (used for vehicles, buildings) - The rescuers searched for survivors in the building wreckage.
Wreckage / Debris / Rubble
Too much blood coming out - His hand was bleeding profusely after the deep cut.
Blood was oozing / Was bleeding profusely
Large amount - She apologized profusely for the mistake.
Profusely
Stitches on the body - The doctor put sutures on his wound after the surgery.
Sutures
Marks of injury - The old scars on his arm told a story of past injuries.
Scars
Serious injury (results in death) - The soldier was fatally wounded in battle.
Fatally wounded
Giving mouth-to-mouth breathing - The lifeguard performed resuscitation to revive the drowning man.
Resuscitation
Take fast - The injured man was rushed to the hospital.
Rushed to
Pull out people from a broken building - Firefighters extricated the survivors from the collapsed building.
Extricated
To get back - He managed to retrieve his lost phone from the taxi.
Retrieve
Surrender - The patient succumbed to his injuries after a long battle.
Succumbed