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No, the preposition 'on' is incorrect.

"You tripped over a box..." How did you trip? I tripped "by accident".

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The sentence "You tripped over the box by accident" is grammatically correct and properly structured in English. It conveys the idea that the person tripped unintentionally due to the box being in their way.

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