Registration code

07-13-7324136

Injury accident
5
Participants
2
Injured
3
Killed

On Tuesday, 5 February 2013, in the evening at 21:38, in Tauragės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 138.12), a Mercedes-Benz 213 ran off the road. Three people died — a 36-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (was not wearing a seatbelt), a 39-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 25-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (was not wearing a seatbelt). Two people were injured — the 43-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (treated as an outpatient) and a 25-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 43-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (a citizen of Russia) (19 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 19 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Russia
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 36 y.

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Russia

Passenger

Male, 39 y.

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Russia

Passenger

Male, 25 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Russia

Passenger

Male, 25 y.

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Russia

Signed-in users see more

Some fields (seatbelts, airbags, bans and more) are visible only when signed in.

Create an account for free