English question

Which is better:

A. He got killed in the accident.
B. He was killed in the accident.

English is not my first language and any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

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DoubleRings · 51-55, F

A child might more commonly say the A sentence
An adult or more adept speaker would say B. As other people have mentioned, A is using very rudimentary, basic language where B is more refined, formal.