Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

A child was involved in the accident but wasn’t seriously hurt.

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Sentence

Narrator

A child was involved in the accident but wasn’t seriously hurt.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting News

A child was involved in a car accident this morning, but thankfully, they weren't seriously injured.

Giving an Update

I just heard about the accident. The child was involved, but luckily, they escaped without serious harm.

Expressing Relief

It was a scary accident, but I'm so relieved the child wasn't seriously hurt.

Describing an Event

There was a minor collision; a child was involved, but fortunately, they only suffered minor scrapes.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A child was a participant in the accident, but sustained only minor injuries.

Casual

A kid was in the accident, but they're okay.

Simpler English

A child was in the accident, but they weren't badly hurt.

Phrases to learn

involved in the accident

To be a participant or to have been present during an accident.

wasn't seriously hurt

Did not sustain significant injuries.