Registration code 07-13-7659338

Dozing Renault driver runs off the road on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 11 July 2013, in the morning at 5:13, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 292.90), a Renault Megane Scenic ran off the road. One person was injured — a 70-year-old passenger of the Renault (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Renault (20 years of driving experience), who fell asleep at the wheel. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident there was fog, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
Contributing factor
No road signs
130

Weather

Fog

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Falling asleep

Passenger

Female, 70 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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