事故　VS　事件
hello
I know these words are both translated as "accident"...but is there any difference between them ?

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事故 is an accident and 事件 is a problem!xD

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事故 refers to something that happens out of carelessness or by merely coincidence such as 交通事故（こうつうじこ=traffic accident） and 飛行機事故（ひこうきじこ=plane crash）. Whereas 事件 is something caused by people, mostly violent and harmful, such as 強盗事件（ごうとうじけん=robbery） and 殺人事件（=murder case）. 
I hope this helps.

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