Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

I witnessed a woman being hit by a car while crossing the street.

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Sentence

Narrator

I witnessed a woman being hit by a car while crossing the street.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting an Accident

I reported to the police that I witnessed a woman being hit by a car while crossing the street.

Giving Testimony

In my testimony, I stated that I witnessed a woman struck by a vehicle as she crossed the road.

Sharing a Story

Yesterday, I witnessed a terrible accident; a woman was hit by a car while crossing the street.

Describing a Traumatic Event

The image of the woman being hit by the car while crossing the street is still vivid in my mind.

Rephrased versions

Formal

I observed a pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle in a crosswalk.

Casual

I saw a lady get hit by a car as she was crossing the street.

Simpler English

I saw a car hit a woman crossing the road.

Phrases to learn

witnessed an accident

To have seen an accident happen.

hit by a car

Struck by a car.