il y a eu un accident

there was an accident

→ il
phrase Rare #32,782
there was an accident Uses the past tense of « il y a » to say that an accident occurred or existed at a specific time in the past.
FR: Il y a eu un accident près de l'école hier soir.
EN: There was an accident near the school last night.

Il y a eu un accident sur le bord de la route.

There was an accident on the side of the road.

Il y a eu un accident de la route ici.

There was a road accident here.

Juste pour voir s'il y a eu un accident sur Mulholland Drive.

Just to see if there’s been an accident on Mulholland Drive.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il y a eu un accident à l'usine.

There was an accident at the factory.

— The Machinist (2004)

Il y a eu un accident de la route.

There was a road accident.

Il y a eu un accident.

There has been an accident.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il y a eu un accident sur l'autoroute.

There has been an accident on the highway.

Il y a eu un accident de circulation ce matin.

There was a traffic accident this morning.