Registration code

07-13-8075713

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 28 December 2013, in the afternoon at 11:55, in Šilutės district municipality, Vilkyčių village, on Klaipėdos street, at the junction with Minijos street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Opel Sintra and a Volkswagen Vento. One person was injured — the 37-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 27-year-old driver of the Opel (9 years of driving experience), who failed to comply with road signs or markings, violated overtaking rules and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Rear-end collision while turning left
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to comply with road signs or markingsViolation of overtaking rulesFailure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Female, 37 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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