English-Swedish translations for road accident

• trafikolycka
  I går dog nio personer i en trafikolycka i S:t Gotthard-tunneln.Nine people died yesterday in the St Gotthard tunnel because of a road accident.
  Varje person som blir offer för en trafikolycka är naturligtvis en person för mycket.Needless to say, every person who becomes a victim of a road accident is one too many.
  Mer än 2 miljoner européer skadas varje år i en trafikolycka, av vilka många får bestående handikapp.More than 2 million Europeans are injured in road accidents every year, and many of them will remain permanently disabled.

Definition of road accident

• A collision on a road, typically involving one or more motor vehicles, but also including cyclists and pedestrians knocked down by vehicles

Related words

• road race
• road surfacing
• road racer
• railroad track
• broad reach
• road space rationing
• roadway approach slab
• back road
• Black Forest High Road