head-on collision
noun
: a crash of two vehicles that are moving directly toward each other
There was nothing I could do to avoid a head-on collision.
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The demonstrators also demanded punishment for those responsible for the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train that killed 57 people Feb. 28.
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Demetris Nellas, ajc, 12 Mar. 2023
Captain Peter Girard and his crew tried to regain control of the ship, but the wind blew them onto a head-on collision course with the Ohio, which was carrying 1,000 tons of grain.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
Three people were killed and one person received minor injuries in a head-on collision in Osceola County Saturday morning, authorities say.
—Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
Emergency crews, meanwhile, inched through the remains of passenger carriages in their search for the dead from Tuesday night’s head-on collision, which has left 57 confirmed dead – a number that rescuers fear will increase.
—Costas Kantouris and Nicholas Paphitis, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2023
Transport minister resigns after Greek train wreck kills 43 Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned Wednesday after a fiery head-on collision of passenger and freight trains near the town of Tempe in northern Greece.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
At least 36 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece late Tuesday, officials said.
—Will Gretsky, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
Rescue workers spent the hours after the head-on collision picking through the wreckage for survivors.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
Two people were killed following a head-on collision Monday night in Mobile County near the Mississippi border, authorities said Tuesday.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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Demetris Nellas, ajc, 12 Mar. 2023
Captain Peter Girard and his crew tried to regain control of the ship, but the wind blew them onto a head-on collision course with the Ohio, which was carrying 1,000 tons of grain.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
Three people were killed and one person received minor injuries in a head-on collision in Osceola County Saturday morning, authorities say.
—Christopher Cann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
Emergency crews, meanwhile, inched through the remains of passenger carriages in their search for the dead from Tuesday night’s head-on collision, which has left 57 confirmed dead – a number that rescuers fear will increase.
—Costas Kantouris and Nicholas Paphitis, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2023
Transport minister resigns after Greek train wreck kills 43 Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis resigned Wednesday after a fiery head-on collision of passenger and freight trains near the town of Tempe in northern Greece.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
At least 36 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Greece late Tuesday, officials said.
—Will Gretsky, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2023
Rescue workers spent the hours after the head-on collision picking through the wreckage for survivors.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
Two people were killed following a head-on collision Monday night in Mobile County near the Mississippi border, authorities said Tuesday.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
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