Meaning: The people in the car were upset by the accident but not injured.
Choice of Words: "Passengers" are people traveling in a vehicle. "Shaken" means to be upset or disturbed. "Unhurt" means not injured.
Alternative Expressions
The people on the bus were scared but okay.
Meaning: This means that the people travelling on the bus were scared but they were not injured.
Choice of Words:People are human beings. On is used to show the position of something. Bus is a vehicle used for transporting people. Scared means to feel frightened. But is used to contrast the two parts of the sentence. Okay means to be in good health or condition.
The travellers were frightened but unharmed.
Meaning: This means that the people travelling were scared but they were not injured.
Choice of Words:Travellers are people who are travelling. Frightened means to feel scared. But is used to contrast the two parts of the sentence. Unharmed means not injured or harmed.