Registration code 07-13-7709156
Volkswagen Golf and Citroen crash at Šilutės highway and Vingio street, Klaipėda
On Wednesday, 31 July 2013, in the morning at 9:58, in Klaipėda, on Šilutės highway, 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.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Collisions while turning left (U-turning)Collision with a vehicle going straight
- Location
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Right side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 71 y. (exp. 30 y.)
Passenger
Female, 65 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 32 y. (exp. 14 y.)
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Šilutės pl.
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Šilutės pl.
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within 100 m
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