The gawkers craned their necks to stare at the car accident scene, completely disregarding the victims' feelings.

gawkers 是名词 gawker 的复数形式，由动词 gawp/gawk（呆看、傻看）加后缀 -er 构成，指"伸长脖子傻看的人"，带有贬义色彩，常用来形容那些不顾他人感受、只顾看热闹的围观者。