for vague pronouns what is correct. when the car hit a tree, it made a terrible noise or the care made a terrible noise as it crashed into a tree?

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It would really help if you used correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Are these your sentences?

When the car hit a tree, it made a terrible noise.

The car made a terrible noise as it crashed into a tree.


In the first sentence, does "it" refer to the car or to the tree?

In the second sentence, is it clear what "it" is referring to?