### misfortune | accident:

Automobile accident
* Many automobile accidents are alcohol related.
* More automobile accidents are attributable to sleepiness than to any other single cause
  - occur during rush hour than at any other time
* are a common and unfortunate fact of life
  - source of personal injury claims
  - more likely to occur during an ice storm because of the icy roads
  - now the leading cause of death in certain segments of the population
  - responsible for more deaths in middle childhood than any other cause
* are the leading cause of death among the nation s youth
  - for children in the United States
  - spinal cord injury
  - cause, with alcohol a frequent contributing factor
* are the most common cause of lawsuits among individuals
  - serious morbidity and mortality in tourists
  - number one preventable cause of death in American children
  - top killer of children in North America
* can affect people physically, financially and emotionally.
* can happen anywhere, anytime
  - result when sexual activity causes the driver's attention to stray
* involves a single car.
* kill more children each year than any major childhood illness
  - people in a week than batted balls do in a decade
* result in injuries that are painful and often persist over time.
* take the lives of thousands of people each year.

### misfortune | accident:

Car accident
* Car Accidents Read about Cases that injure thousands of people in the commonwealth every year.
* Most car accidents cause brain injuries
  - involve vehicles
* Some car accidents claim life.
  * A 'car accident' is when one or more cars crash into something. Many more car accidents happen when people drink alcohol. Car accidents are a major cause of death in places where there are many cars.
* are a leading cause of death for children today
  - trauma
  - capable of serious accidents
  - the best example of personal injury actions
* are the leading cause of death for travelers
  - teenage death
  - most common cause of death for school age children
  - vehicular accidents
  - injuries and known deaths to pets
  - whiplashs
* injure millions every year and affect nearly everyone.
* kill more American teens than any other cause.
* lead to severe injuries and even deaths.
* vary in severity.

Deadly accident
* Most deadly accidents happen at intersections.
* happen and they are often caused by human failures and misjudgement.

Electrical accident
* are largely preventable through safe work practices.
* can and do happen when working on equipment that is energized.
* happen regularly and too often to children.

### misfortune | accident:

Fatal accident
* Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather.
* Most fatal accidents are the result of capsizing or falling overboard.
* Most fatal accidents occur at or near an intersection
  - in coal mines
* Some fatal accidents involve mule trains
  - vases
* are accidents
  - fatalities
* caused by drunk driving are just another example of the hazards of drinking.
* involve participants.
* is an accident
  - human death
* occur predominantly on highways, especially on the outskirts of towns or cities.

Firearm accident
* Most firearm accidents happen when kids discover loaded guns at home.
* kill fewer small children each year than drown in mop buckets.

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* also cause serious environmental damage.
* are organic compounds and heavy metals such as lead and mercury.

Industrial accident
* are another frequent cause of burns.
* spread pollution across borders.

Motorcycle accident
* Most motorcycle accidents occur when the driver of a car makes a turn in front of a motorcyclist.
* represent less than one percent of all vehicular accidents.

Pedestrian accident
* are common, too, often due to unfamiliarity with traffic rules and patterns.
* continue to kill or injury thousands each year, most of whom are children.