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Registration code 07-13-7804983

Audi and Mercedes-Benz crash on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 9 September 2013, in the evening at 17:36, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 192.28), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Audi 80 and a Mercedes-Benz C230. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the Audi (17 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). 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)
Location
Krašto keliai Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda, 192.28 km, Šilutės r. sav.
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 17 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Violation of overtaking rulesFailure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to give way when changing direction