A more thorough explanation:

A superseding cause is an event that occurs after the initial act and contributes to the outcome of an incident. It is also known as an intervening cause.

For example, if a person is driving recklessly and hits another car, causing injuries, but then a tree falls on the injured person's car and causes further harm, the falling tree is considered a superseding cause. The reckless driving was the initial cause of the accident, but the falling tree was an intervening event that contributed to the outcome.

Another example could be a person slipping and falling on a wet floor in a grocery store. If the person had been warned about the wet floor but chose to ignore the warning and continued to walk on the wet floor, but then a shelf fell on them causing further injury, the falling shelf would be considered a superseding cause.

These examples illustrate how a superseding cause can change the outcome of an incident and can affect who is held responsible for the damages.