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Secondly, three machine learning models were employed to predict the accident severity across different scenarios. Furthermore, key influencing factors of rear-end collisions were identified and analyzed based on SHAP values. Case studies were conducted by simulating vehicle trajectory data under light, moderate, and heavy rain scenarios, using an open urban expressway dataset and car-following parameters for rainy conditions. Next, the Modified Time-to-Collision (MTTC) metric was calculated. Risk thresholds for low-, medium-, and high-risk levels were established for each rainfall category using percentile-based cumulative distribution analysis. Finally, real-time risk prediction under the three rainfall scenarios was conducted using XGBoost, LightGBM, and Random Forest models. The model performances were evaluated in terms of accuracy, recall, precision, and AUC. 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