A<unk>  between a Saturn Vue and a Chevrolet Trailblazer, the latter of which rolled onto its side. Police and firefighters typically respond to<unk> s, as seen in this<unk>  in Chicago. A<unk> , also called a motor vehicle<unk> , car accident or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.<unk> s often result in injury, disability, death, and property damage as well as financial costs to both society and the individuals involved. Road transport is the most dangerous situation people deal with on a daily basis, but casualty figures from such incidents attract less media attention than other, less frequent types of tragedy. A number of factors contribute to the risk of<unk> s, including vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, weather, road environment, driving skills, impairment due to alcohol or drugs, and behavior, notably aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeding and street racing. A<unk>  between a Renault Kangoo and a tram In 2013, 54 million people worldwide sustained injuries from<unk> s. This resulted in 1.4 million deaths in 2013, up from 1.1 million deaths in 1990. About 68,000 of these occurred in children less than five years old. Almost all high-income countries have decreasing death rates, while the majority of low-income countries have increasing death rates due to<unk> s. Middle-income countries have the highest rate with 20 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, accounting for 80% of all road fatalities with 52% of all vehicles. While the death rate in Africa is the highest (24.1 per 100,000 inhabitants), the lowest rate is to be found in Europe (10.3 per 100,000 inhabitants). Terminology== Honda Accord slammed on the side by another car. The left side is completely destroyed.<unk> s can be classified by general types. Types of<unk>  include head-on, road departure, rear-end, side<unk> s, and rollovers. Many different terms are commonly used to describe vehicle<unk> s. The World Health Organization uses the term road<unk>  injury, while the U.S. Census Bureau uses the term motor vehicle accidents (MVA), and Transport Canada uses the term "motor vehicle<unk> " (MVTC). Other common terms include auto accident, car accident, car crash, car smash, car wreck, motor vehicle<unk>  (MVC), personal injury<unk>  (PIC), road accident, road<unk>  accident (RTA), road<unk>  (RTC), and road<unk>  incident (RTI) as well as more unofficial terms including smash-up, pile-up, and fender bender. Some organizations have begun to avoid the term accident, instead preferring terms such as<unk> , crash or incident. This is because the term accident implies that there is no one to blame, whereas most<unk> s are the result of driving under the influence, excessive speed, distractions such as mobile phones or other risky behavior. Historically, in the United States, the use of terms other than accident had been criticized for holding back safety improvements, based on the idea that a culture of blame may discourage the involved parties from fully disclosing the facts, and thus frustrate attempts to address the real root causes.
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