hubo un accidente

there was an accident

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there was an accident Used to report that an accident happened.
SP: Hubo un accidente en la calle principal.
EN: There was an accident on the main street.

Hubo un accidente al lado de la carretera.

There was an accident on the side of the road.

Hubo un accidente.

There was an accident.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Ayer hubo un accidente lamentable.

Yesterday there was a regrettable accident.

Me enteré que hubo un accidente, fue Donnelly.

I heard there was an accident, it was Donnelly.

— Senna (2010)

Hubo un accidente en el cruce.

There was an accident at the intersection.

Según las noticias en televisión, hubo un accidente de avión en India.

According to news reports on television, there was a plane crash in India.

Si hubo un accidente, tendría que haber ido por otro lado.

If there was an accident, I should have gone another way.

— The Chaser (2008)

Hubo un accidente terrible en la autopista.

There was a terrible accident on the highway.

Ayer hubo un accidente en La Quinta Avenida.

There was an accident yesterday on Fifth Avenue.

Hubo un accidente en el taller.

There was an accident in the workshop.

— El maquinista (2004)