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Russian term or phrase:
в результате дорожно-
English translation:
The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision
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Russian term
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в результате дорожно-
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Несчастный случай произошел в результате дорожно-транспортного происшествия -
The accident occurred due to (or as a result of)?????
Thank you all in advance.
The accident occurred due to (or as a result of)?????
Thank you all in advance.
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The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision
дорожно-транспортное происшествие is usually translated as a "traffic accident" or "road accident" but to avoid saying "accident" twice I have phrased it as a "motor vehicle collision", something you often hear on the news in Canada, especially in winter
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The disaster/injury/casualty/mishap occurred as a result of road-accident
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IMO, it can be some sort of mishap (fatality, injury etc) depending upon the context.
IMO, it can be some sort of mishap (fatality, injury etc) depending upon the context.
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Russian term (edited):
дорожно-транспортное происшествие
traffic incident / traffic collision / motor vehicle collision
1) The accident / injury / death (смотря что конкретно произошло) was a result of a traffic incident / traffic collision / motor vehicle collision.
Lots of choices, really, even if one has to avoid the word "accident".
2) But one can perhaps also rephrase the sentence and just say:
This was a motor vehicle accident (MVA) / traffic accident / road traffic injury.
using terms describing the nature of the sustained injury itself without referring to the road accident separately.
Lots of choices, really, even if one has to avoid the word "accident".
2) But one can perhaps also rephrase the sentence and just say:
This was a motor vehicle accident (MVA) / traffic accident / road traffic injury.
using terms describing the nature of the sustained injury itself without referring to the road accident separately.
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