accidental death

English

Noun

accidental death (plural accidental deaths)

1. A death caused by involvement in an accident, defined in particular as a verdict in an inquest or inquiry into the death.
   • 2021 August 25, Christian Wolmar, “Croydon tram crash: the questions haven't been answered”, in RAIL, number 938, page 58:

     However, the 'accidental death' verdict of the jury in the inquest into the Croydon tram accident of November 2016 is the latest episode in a saga that seems likely to prevent the full story of this eminently preventable disaster from ever being exposed.

References

• “accidental death”, in Collins English Dictionary.