Registration code 07-15-9412148

Opel Meriva and Audi crash in Klaipėdos city

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 26 August 2015, in the morning at 7:45, in Klaipėdos city municipality, an Audi A6 registered in Sweden ran off the road. One person was injured — the 23-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of an Opel Meriva (34 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. Both drivers were 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 right on a left-hand bend
Location
Klaipėdos m. sav.
Location by coordinates
55.63413, 21.33801

The recorded address and the coordinates point to different places (6.4 km apart) – which one is right is unknown.

90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 73 y. (exp. 34 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 4 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
The coordinates may be inaccurate — the recorded address is 6.4 km away