un accident in English:

He survived the accident.

As a result of the accident, several passengers were killed.

Ladies and gentlemen, due to an accident at the airport, our arrival will be delayed.

If that boy had not been killed in the traffic accident, he would be a college student now.

Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?

I found the secret compartment quite by accident.

Your assumption that his death was an accident seems to be wrong.

Just when I was getting the hang of things, I was in a traffic accident and had to stay two months in the hospital.

He'll have an accident one of these days if he keeps driving like that.

Needless to say, because of the accident, he will stay away from school for a while.

I couldn't but sympathize with the girl who had lost her parents in the accident.

Since the accident, Tom has given up hope of becoming a professional dancer.

You have only to read this article to see how serious the accident was.

Never in my life have I seen such a terrible accident.

Tom admitted that it was due to his carelessness that the accident had happened.