I suppose that I am trying to inject better balance (in my direction) into this 2-year-old thread mostly because it is raining hard and I am unable to go out as planned.
While it is obvious that the phrase is by far most common in Indian and other Asian Englishes, Ms Google provides enough reputable examples to show that it is still likely to be met with almost anywhere:
The master had not inquired. He confessed he had been worried about the boys. He had even thought that Julian might have met with an accident.-- Bret Harte 1898
It would be most unfair, if a member of the force met with an accident or with an injury that might result in death that there could be a dispute as to whether he was on duty at the time -- Irish Parliamentary debates, 1950
The Director-General shall, after having received notice of an accident or having learned in some other way that an employee has met with an accident, make such inquiry as he may deem necessary to enable him to decide upon any claim or liability in terms of this Act. -- Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (South Africa)
Most standard batteries have
been developed for people who had an intact brain and then met with an
accident or illness. -- The Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) at the University of Washington
But Charles barely manages a look of concern when François hears
that his wife has met with an "accident." -- Time magazine, 1975
Another issue arising out of such situations is the absence of a legal heir for property if one of the partners met with an accident. -- United Nations Programme on the Family
If he had met with an accident in the jungle.
scavenging birds and animals would have alerted trackers to the
whereabouts of his body.-- Princeton Alumi Weekly, 1987