Learn · Sentences Describing an Accident

The police arrived at the scene and started investigating the cause of the accident.

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Sentence

Narrator

The police arrived at the scene and started investigating the cause of the accident.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

News Reporting

Police arrived at the scene and immediately began investigating the accident.

Describing Events

Following the accident, the police arrived and started their investigation into the cause.

Fiction Writing

Sirens wailed in the distance as the police arrived at the scene, their investigation beginning immediately.

Legal Context

Upon arrival, the police commenced their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Law enforcement officials arrived at the location and initiated an investigation into the accident's cause.

Casual

The cops showed up and started looking into what happened.

Simpler English

The police came and tried to find out why the accident happened.

Phrases to learn

arrived at the scene

Reached the location of an event.

started investigating

Began an inquiry or examination.