choquecolisión

Choquecolisión is a neologism in Spanish used to describe a multi-vehicle crash characterized by a rapid succession of impacts that appear causally linked, often resulting in a chain reaction in traffic. The term blends choque (crash, impact) and colisión (collision). It is mainly found in informal contexts such as journalism, emergency reports, or social media, and is not a formal technical term in traffic-safety literature.

In practice, a choquecolisión refers to incidents where an initial impact triggers subsequent collisions, either among several vehicles or with fixed objects, within a short time or distance. It may be used to emphasize the compounded severity or the cascading nature of the event. The phrase can also appear in headlines or eyewitness accounts to convey simultaneity or scale.

Etymology and usage: the word derives from the combination of choque and colisión. Because it originated informally, its interpretation can vary; some sources treat it as synonymous with colisión en cadena or choque múltiple, while others see it as highlighting the rapid succession of impacts.

See also: collision, crash, multi-vehicle collision, chain-reaction crash, accidente de tráfico.