Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
The victims were fruit vendors and they were going in an auto when they _________ an accident on the way.
Correct option is A. met with
Option A: 'Met with' means 'to experience something, usually something unpleasant'. It generally refers to 'meeting with an accident'.
This word forms a complete and meaningful sentence: The victims experienced something unpleasant: an accident.
Hence this is the most appropriate word and option A is correct.
Option B: 'Ran into' means 'to encounter someone by chance'.
Option C: 'Experienced' means 'encounter or undergo an event or occurrence'. 'Experienced' is not used usually with 'accident'. An experience usually refers to a process and not an incident.
Option D: 'Heard' means 'to be told or informed of'.
These words do not form complete meaningful sentences. Hence options B, C and D are wrong.