The term “Rubbernecking” was coined in America sometime during the 1890s and according to journalist and cultural critic Henry Louis Mencken is, "one of the best words ever coined." 

The term refers to stretching one's neck to observe a spectacle, it was originally applied to tourists but is now associated with people entertaining their morbid curiosity.

It's like a car accident, awful but you just can't look away. If you like rubbernecking as much as me you will love the following 25 carefully selected crash, fire, collapse, and derailment photos.