I can describe travel problems and accidents

lane

a part of a wide road marked by painted white lines

trouble (doing sth/with sth)

a situation that causes a problem

day return

a ticket to travel to a place and back again on the same day

valid

acceptable and able to be used

nightmare

an experience that is very unpleasant

get in (usually of a train or coach)

arrive

turn up

arrive or appear (often used in the negative)

get/be stuck

be unable to move easily

cancel sth

decide that sth that has been planned will not happen

due

expected to arrive or happen

end up

find yourself in a place or situation you didn't plan

overnight

for one night

pick sb/sth up

go to a place and collect sb/sth

via

going through a place (to get to another place)

occur

happen, especailly in a way that has not been planned

collide with sth

hit sth very hard while moving

injured

hurt physically

meant to do sth

if sb is or was meant to do sth, they have been asked to do it

get/be held up = be delayed

if you get held up or are held up, sth has caused you to be late

warning

information that sth bad may happen

block a road

make it difficult for anything to pass

hire a car >< rent a car

pay to use a care for a short time

avoid sb/sth

stay away from sb/sth

break down

stop working

skid

suddenly move forwards or sideways without any control

the outskirt

the outer part of a town or city is called the outskirts

emergency services

the police, ambulance and fire services

the rush hour

the time when a lot of people are travelling to and from work

serious accident

a bad or dangerous accident

connecting flight

a flight that leaves soon after another one arrives

trip

a journey to a place and back agian, for business or pleasure, often a short period of time

traffic jam

a long line of cars moving very slowly

heavy traffic

a lot of cars on the road at a particular time