- rear-end collision
- A common form of traffic accident, one vehicle striking another in the rear, as when the vehicle in the lead stops suddenly. 8 Am J2d Auto § 770.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
rear-end collision
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