RTA
noun[C]
UKuk/ˌɑː.tiːˈeɪ/us/ˌɑːr.tiːˈeɪ/abbreviationforroadtrafficaccident: usedespeciallybypoliceofficers,medicalstaff,insurancecompanies, etc.:
We got acallaskingus toattendan RTA on themotorway.
AminorRTA cancausewhiplashsymptoms.
- Thepolicearelistingtheincidentas asimplenon-stopRTA.
- Zebra 3 are youdescribingastolenvehicleor an RTA ?
- Theseelementsarecentralto any RTAcompensationclaim.
- I went toconsulthim forrecurringheadachesfollowingan RTA 15yearsago.
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- anti-collision
- bird strike
- brake
- car crash
- crash-landing
- cropper
- derail
- derailment
- overshoot
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- roadkill
- rubbernecking
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- runsomeone/somethingover
- shunt
- stack
- stack up