Registration code 07-13-7757015

Opel Zafira and Rover crash on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 22 August 2013, in the afternoon at 12:47, in Kretingos district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 141), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Opel Zafira and a Rover 600. One person was injured — a 68-year-old passenger of the Rover (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Opel (24 years of driving experience), who failed to comply with road signs or markings. 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
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 50 y. (exp. 24 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to comply with road signs or markings

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 57 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 68 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre