The phrase "acknowledge an accident" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of recognizing or admitting that an accident has occurred.
Example: "The company was quick to acknowledge an accident that took place on the construction site."
Alternatives: "recognize an accident" or "admit to an accident".
According to Mrs. Ortega, the hospital refused to acknowledge an error by its personnel and attributed the accident to Mr. Me? suddenly choking on his own vomit.
Bishop: In Love by Drowning, you acknowledge an article by Peter Wright in Motor Boating & Sailing magazine, which reports on an accident at sea.
Though breaking into the top 150 for the first time would be a big step, Kuznetsov, who was a highly touted junior before the accident, acknowledged a degree of frustration with his overall progress in the six years since his injury.
Japan's political leaders at first did not know about the system and later played down the data, apparently fearful of having to significantly enlarge the evacuation zone — and acknowledge the accident's severity.
"It was my first experience of death in the sport I most love," Schumacher said on Thursday, careful also to acknowledge the accident, the day before Senna's, that took the life of the Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger.
Asked last week whether its cars suffered the other three accidents, it acknowledged "a handful of minor fender-benders, light damage, no injuries, so far caused by human error and inattention".
Mr. Pritchett's lawyers acknowledge that the accident was tragic and that their client did business with Mr. Adkinson.
I've encountered cars that were yucky, that stank of tobacco or were missing a side mirror, and Autolib' acknowledged a predictable measure of vandalism and accidents.
But within a few days, the Soviet Union grudgingly acknowledged the accident.
Brook acknowledged the accident but said his recollection was "razor sharp".
