A Collection of Accidents

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ACCIDENTS    The bus lurched(撞) to one side and the next moment we were all either(或者) on the floor or clinging(抓住) desperately(危急的) to our sets. There was pandemonium(大混乱) in the bus as screams and yells filled the air.   The bus was hanging(挂着) precariously(危险的) at the edge(边缘) of a steep cliff(悬崖). We scrambled out(逃跑) through all available exits including the windows and made it in the nick of time(关键时刻) before the bus tumbled over(坠落).   From the corner of my eye I saw a dark shape looming(隐约地出现) in front of us. The next moment I felt my body being launched into space as the impact(冲击) of the collision hurled us into the air.    I was blinded by powerful lights. I heard voices talking anxiously(焦急) and footsteps hurrying in my direction. I was in a daze(迷乱) and vaguely(模糊地) remembered being carried into a car. I felt too stunned to protest(反对). I felt dizzy and then blacked out.    My father reversed the family car, bundled me into it and sped towards the hospital. We reached the hospital in double quick time.    Suddenly a car swerved(突然转向) into my path and I had to take evasive action to avoid a collision. I managed to do so but in the process I crashed into a drain. By the time I picked myself up the car had disappeared. So I stood there fuming(发怒).  The cuts and bruises(伤痕) sustained from the crash were nothing compared to the anger I felt at the hit-and-run driver. If I had been killed the driver might have got away with murder.     All of a sudden the silence in the cabin was broken by a loud whirr. The passengers were jostled(推挤) about as the plane shook and tilted(倾斜) from side to side, hit by some unknown object.     We held our breaths for the most crucial(艰难的) moment had arrived. The plane came down with a tilt but was straightened in time. It jolted horribly but came to a perfect stop beside the fire engines on the tarmac(柏油碎石). While the passengers scrambled out to safety, the firemen put out the fire in the right wing of the plane and saved it from utter(发出) destruction(毁灭).     The attendants in the ambulance party had great difficulty in extracting the bodies of those dead inside the wrecked(失事的) cars. Many of the spectators
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could not bear the sight of the grisly(恐怖) task and some even fainted(晕倒).      We rode five abreast and all of a sudden a speeding(超速) car came towards us. We had no time to take evasive action and the next moment we fell in a sprawling(庞大) heap(堆).      The road where the accident had taken place presented a horrible sight. There were puddles of blood all over the place. Scattered(散乱) here and there were pieces of flesh(血肉) torn(撕裂) from the dead bodies.      I heard the screeching of brakes followed by blaring(刺耳) of horns shattering(打破) the silence of the peaceful morning. I rushed(赶到) ...

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