Car accidents

Kate was riding with Ray Mullen, who had turned her in to the Marshal for the reward. As the Marshal later pointed out, Kate could have escaped had she not stayed back to help rescue Ray from the vehicle. ("Tabula Rasa")

Michael was hit by a car in New York City following a heated phone conversation with Susan, in which he threatened to fly to Amsterdam to retrieve Walt. Susan paid for the ensuing hospital bill and convinced Michael to give up custody of Walt to Brian Porter, her fiance. ("Special")

While chasing his mother through a parking lot, Locke was knocked over by a car pulling out of a parking spot. ("Deus Ex Machina")

Kate was involved in a car accident while driving with Tom Brennan, her childhood sweetheart, in the car. She was trying to escape the hospital after her mother alerted the security that she was there. The accident resulted in Tom's death. ("Born to Run")

Jack's future wife, Sarah, and Shannon's father, Adam Rutherford (pictured to the left), were in a car accident a few years prior to the crash.

The accident caused serious damage to Sarah's spine, which Jack miraculously fixed and ultimately led to their marriage. The accident also killed Shannon's father, which left Shannon completely broke and alone, as her step-mother, Sabrina (Boone's mother), cut her off monetarily. ("Abandoned")

• See also Bloopers and continuity errors (under episode "Abandoned") for an apparent continuity error with who was driving which vehicle.

A black horse ran across the road, forcing the Marshal to swerve to avoid it and crash into a telephone pole. Kate took the opportunity to escape. ("What Kate Did")

Juliet's ex-husband Edmund Burke was killed by a bus as he backed into the road in Miami. He and Juliet were having a conversation about Rachel's successful experimental treatment and pregnancy. ("Not in Portland")

Claire and her mother were involved in an accident, the latter being put into a coma because of it. Immediately prior to the accident, Claire had been fighting with her mother and had said she hated her and wished her dead. ("Par Avion")

Anthony Cooper told Sawyer that he was in a car crash in Tallahassee just prior to his mysterious arrival on the island. ("The Brig")

Jack caused a car accident when he contemplated suicide. The accident was what made him rethink his suicide and choose to save the family instead. ("Through the Looking Glass, Part 1")

Hurley crashed his car after his car chase attempting to escape the police and the ghost of Charlie. The car jumped a curb and became airborne, and finally came to rest after crashing into the Golden Pontiac in its fourth appearance on Lost. ("The Beginning of the End")

Michael crashed his car while trying to commit suicide. After being driven into depression from being separated from Walt, Michael drove his car at full speed into a cargo container on a dock. ("Meet Kevin Johnson")

Emily Locke was hit by a car as a teenager, causing her to go into labor and deliver her son John 3 months prematurely. ("Cabin Fever")