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Which of the following sentences is correct? ``The driver of the bus was expired in the accident'' or ``The driver of the bus expired in the accident"?
It is grammatically incorrect to say, "was expired". The first sentence is therefore definitely wrong. As far as the second sentence is concerned, well, usually in an accident, people "die", they do not "expire". Therefore it's better to say, "The driver died in the accident", instead of "The driver expired in the accident". The word "expire" carries with it the sense that things came to an end gradually along expected lines. In an accident, things do not happen gradually; they happen suddenly, unexpectedly. Therefore "died" is a better word in this context.
Source:
The Hindu daily, Tuesday, October 02, 2001
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