ACCIDENTS

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, 19...

 

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 had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached

an intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring 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 appeared before. 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.

 

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