Registration code 07-13-7288683

Two Volkswagen cars crash on the Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 13 January 2013, in the evening at 17:43, in Telšių district municipality, on the Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva national road (kilometre 7.64), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Volkswagen Golf. One person was injured — the 57-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Polo (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Polo (4 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
70

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 57 y. (exp. 4 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre