Intersections are often the sites of multivehicle accidents, especially
when a crash is caused by someone running a red light. The force of the
impact can throw the first car struck into another driver who is waiting
at the intersection. Multivehicle accidents are also common on highways
when traffic jams occur abruptly. An inattentive driver can crash into
the back of the car in front of them, shoving them into the car in front
of them, making a domino effect of collisions. Or there could be a series
of rear-end accidents if too many drivers are tailgating when traffic
brings them to a halt.