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в результате дорожно-

English translation: The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision

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Russian term or phrase:в результате дорожно-
English translation:The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision
Entered by: Translmania

04:33 Feb 28, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: в результате дорожно-
Несчастный случай произошел в результате дорожно-транспортного происшествия -
The accident occurred due to (or as a result of)?????

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The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision
Explanation:
дорожно-транспортное происшествие is usually translated as a "traffic accident" or "road accident" but to avoid saying "accident" twice I have phrased it as a "motor vehicle collision", something you often hear on the news in Canada, especially in winter
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Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 16:16
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision
Sarah McDowell
4The disaster/injury/casualty/mishap occurred as a result of road-accident
Naveen Kar
4traffic incident / traffic collision / motor vehicle collision
Alexander Kayumov


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The accident was due to a motor vehicle collision


Explanation:
дорожно-транспортное происшествие is usually translated as a "traffic accident" or "road accident" but to avoid saying "accident" twice I have phrased it as a "motor vehicle collision", something you often hear on the news in Canada, especially in winter

Sarah McDowell
Canada
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Kayumov: Rethought my earlier comment. :) I believe MVC (MVA in the US) works for all kinds of road accidents, be it just cars or cars and pedestrians, as long as at least one of the parties was indeed a motor vehicle (but wouldn't work for a bike and a person).
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо Александр!
agree  Samantha Payn
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Samantha
agree  cyhul
21 hrs
  -> Thanks cyhul!
agree  Leniana Koroleva
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you Leniana!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The disaster/injury/casualty/mishap occurred as a result of road-accident


Explanation:
OR

IMO, it can be some sort of mishap (fatality, injury etc) depending upon the context.

Naveen Kar
India
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
дорожно-транспортное происшествие
traffic incident / traffic collision / motor vehicle collision


Explanation:
1) The accident / injury / death (смотря что конкретно произошло) was a result of a traffic incident / traffic collision / motor vehicle collision.

Lots of choices, really, even if one has to avoid the word "accident".

2) But one can perhaps also rephrase the sentence and just say:

This was a motor vehicle accident (MVA) / traffic accident / road traffic injury.

using terms describing the nature of the sustained injury itself without referring to the road accident separately.

Alexander Kayumov
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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