there was an accident
Ouço de pessoas diferentes que houve um acidente, que foi o Donnelly.
I hear from different people that there was an accident, and that it was Donnelly.
— Senna (2010)
Houve um acidente no cruzamento.
There was an accident at the intersection.
Houve um acidente ao lado da estrada.
There was an accident by the side of the road.
It looks like there was an accident.
— O Serviço de Entregas da Kiki (1989)
Ligamos de um telefone público, só para ver se houve um acidente.
We called from a public phone, just to see if there had been an accident.
— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)