Registration code 07-13-7544747

Toyota and Mercedes-Benz bus crash at Dariaus ir Girėno and Vytauto streets, Tauragė

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, in the morning at 6:47, in Tauragės district municipality, on Dariaus ir Girėno street, at the junction with Vytauto street, a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved a Toyota Corolla Verso and a Mercedes-Benz 311. Two people were injured — a 12-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 12-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 63-year-old driver of the Toyota (30 years of driving experience), who exceeded the speed set by traffic rules or road signs. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 63 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Exceeding the speed set by traffic rules or road signs

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 12 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 12 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
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