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Registration code 07-13-7789521

Dozing Mercedes-Benz C180 driver runs off the road on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

Injury accident
2
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 4 September 2013, in the afternoon at 13:52, in Plungės district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 99.59), a Mercedes-Benz C180 ran off the road. Two people were injured — the 55-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized) and a 75-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 55-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (14 years of driving experience), who fell asleep at the wheel. The driver was 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
Running off the road to the left on a straight section
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 14 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Falling asleep

Passenger

Female, 75 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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