Automobile Accident Victims

Many people who experienced automobile accidents were asked to explain what happened in a few words or less on insurance or accident forms. The following quotes were taken from these forms and were eventually published in the Toronto Sun, July 26



· Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.

· The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.

· I thought my window was down, but found out it was up when I put my hand through it.

· I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.

· A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.

· A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.

· The guy was all over the road; I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.

· I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.

· In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.

· I reached an intersection, a hedge sprang up obscurring my vision. I did not see the other car.

· I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

· I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident. As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in place where no stop sign had ever appearedbefore. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.

· To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.

· My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.

· An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle, and vanished.

· I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I found that I had a skull fracture.

· I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the roadway when I struck him.

· The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran over him.

· I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.

· The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.

· I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cat.

· The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front.

· I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.