He died in a road accident. vs He died by a road accident.

The correct phrase is "he died in a road accident." The preposition 'in' is used to indicate the location or circumstances in which someone died. 'By' is not typically used in this context.

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He died in a road accident.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'in' to indicate the location or circumstances in which someone died. In this case, 'in a road accident' specifies the situation in which the person passed away.

Examples:

She died in a car crash.
He died in a plane crash.
They died in a tragic accident.
The victim died in a hit-and-run incident.
The child died in a drowning accident.

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He died in a road accident.
He died in a car accident.
He died in a prison riot.
He died in a knife fight three years ago at Dannemora.
He died in a hunting accident when we were kids.
He died in a car accident with my brother.
He died in a mental institution, suffering the effects of syphilis.
He died in a Roman monastery in 1768.
He died in a hunting accident on 15 June 1905.
He died in a villa nearby Florence in 1394.
He died in a fire at Fairchild Manor.
He died in a plague epidemic, in 1363.
He died in a shipwreck while bound for Ireland and a season in Dublin.
He died in a prison in Krasnovodsk on September 20, 1942.
He died in a flying accident on 21 March 1918.
He died in a hostage standoff.
He died in a road accident near Siena on 12 August 1983.
He died in a military hospital bombing.
He died in a plane crash a few days ago.
He died in a rock slide surveying for this aqueduct.
He died in a helicopter crash on maneuvers at Fort Bragg 10 years ago.

Alternatives:

He died in a car accident.
She died in a tragic accident.
They died in a fatal accident.
The victim died in a fatal incident.
The child died in a tragic accident.

He died by a road accident.

This phrase is not correct in English. 'By' is not typically used to describe the circumstances of someone's death.

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He died by a road accident.
He died by a gunshot to his temple.
And he died by his own hand a few weeks later.
His stature was such that when he died - hit by a bombard in 1484 during the conquering of Gallipolli - it was decided that he couldn't die then, because that would have discouraged the army.
Sadly, he soon died, crushed by a tree he was chopping down, and left a widow and ten children living in a cramped log cabin.
He died by the same hand as the defense attorney.
Like Judas Iscariot, he died by hanging.
He died by his father's hand.
He died by typhoid fever on 12 June 1887.
No one else. he died by my sword.
He died by his fire, and so will you.
My second husband's name was Eric, and as it turned out, he died by my own hand.
I know you're trying to defend your father's honour but there's no question that he died by his own hand.
And on that clear, sunny afternoon... he died by the very blade that he'd wielded.
On August 26, 1979, he died by what was originally ruled suicide by the authorities, as sleeping pills were found by his body, but later it was ruled death from natural causes.
30/11: St. Andrew, Apostle, the brother of St. Peter. He preached the Gospel in Greece, where he died by crucifixion.
You tormented him till he died.
He died before I got there.
Staining suggests that the injury occurred before he died.
That He died to redeem us all.
Initial reports suggest he died of hypothermia.

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