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Head-on accidents

What do head-on accidents mean? We explain what defines head-on accidents and also describe why this fatal type of road accident occurs.

A head-on accident is a traffic accident in which two vehicles collide head-on after one of the vehicles has crossed on the wrong side of the road. Head-on accidents are one of the deadliest types of accidents there are and they occur, among other things, when a driver incorrectly assesses the meeting point, for example when overtaking.

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