Registration code 07-14-8624753

Opel Omega and Nissan crash on the Palanga–Lazdininkai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 26 July 2014, in the evening at 19:40, in Palangos city municipality, on the Palanga–Lazdininkai regional road (kilometre 3.90), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Omega and a Nissan Murano registered in Russia. One person was injured — the 36-year-old driver of the Nissan (a citizen of Russia) (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the Opel (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. 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 it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 20 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speedEntering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 36 y. (exp. 13 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Russia