Phrases used for an accident:
1. To slam on the brakes: to try to stop the car very suddenly
2. Sideswiped: hit the side of the parked car while passing it
3. Rear - ended: hit the back of the van
4. Plowed into: an alternative way to say crashed into
5. Skid: to slide without control on a slippery surface like ice
6. Roll over: it turned upside down
7. Run over: when a car passes over an object, animal, or person