Registration code 07-13-7699628

Two Volkswagen cars crash on the Smiltynė–Nida road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 27 July 2013, in the evening at 17:35, in Neringos municipality, on the Smiltynė–Nida national road (kilometre 26.25), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and a Volkswagen Golf. Two people were injured — the 67-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf (a citizen of Germany) (treated as an outpatient) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Golf (a citizen of Germany) (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Passat (3 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 21 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to give way when changing direction

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 67 y. (exp. 50 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Germany

Passenger

Female, 65 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Germany
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