Mazda hits children at a crossing at Šiaurės avenue and Kretingos street, Klaipėda

On Wednesday, 4 December 2013, in the afternoon at 15:45, in Klaipėda, on Šiaurės avenue, at the junction with Kretingos street, a Mazda Xedos 6 hit two pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing. Two people were injured — a 10-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient) and a 10-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the Mazda (16 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Wednesday, 04/12/2013, 15:45

Type

Hitting a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing

Pedestrian at a crossing while a vehicle turns left

Location

Šiaurės pr. / Kretingos str., Klaipėdos m. sav.