By this method serious and I may say ludicrous accidents, such as befell one of my compatriots during that delightful reception at the English Club, are avoided.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
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Merriam-Webster
— an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance
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Macmillan
— a crash involving a car, train, plane, or other vehicle
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accident
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1 use of ‘accidents’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster