Registration code

07-13-7709156

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
2
Killed

On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, in the morning at 9:58, in Klaipėda, on Šilutės pl., at the junction with Vingio street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Citroen XM. Two people died — the 71-year-old driver of the Volkswagen and a 65-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen. One person was injured — the 32-year-old driver of the Citroen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 71-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (30 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. 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 70 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Passenger

Female, 65 y.

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Participants

Car driver

Male, 32 y. (exp. 14 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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