A head-on collision is one where the front ends of the ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other
in the
accident, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.
Road transport
In the context of freeways, such collisions are particularly difficult to avoid, since freeways were designed to facilitate high-speed travel. The resulting car accidents are often fatal.
Some U.S. states have installed special signage at freeway off-ramps to discourage drivers from going the wrong way
and creating head on collisions.
• Ambulance Has Headon Collision Northwest Herald
MCHENRY An ambulance transporting a patient to a hospital in McHenry had a head on collision with a sports utility type vehicle Thursday afternoon, according to a Nunda rural Fire Protection District news release.
• Two Women Injured In Headon Collision Maltamedia.com Daily News
Two women have been injured in a traffic accident in Salina Road, Naxxar, the police said in a statement. The women are a 59 year old from Sliema and a 51 year old from Qormi. The incident happened at around 1430CET and preliminary investigations revealed that there was a head on collision between vehicles driving in opposite directions.
• Two Hospitalized After Headon Crash On Highway 44 KTVB Boise
A head on crash on Highway 44 this morning between Star and Middleton sent two people to the hospital and closed down the highway for several hours.
• Woman Killed In Headon Collision In Palo Alto San Jose Mercury News
An elderly woman was killed Thursday in a head on collision while trying to make a left turn.The accident at Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway happened at about 2:50 p.m.
• Motorcyclist Dies In Headon Collision WCAXTV Vermont
Associated Press September 4, 2008 8:35 AM ET BERKSHIRE, Vt. AP A motorcyclist has died after a head on collision with a truck in Berkshire.
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