Registration code

07-15-9412587

At-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 3 September 2015, in the morning at 7:24, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 194.80), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a truck and a Volkswagen Transporter. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of a truck (5 years of driving experience), who exceeded the speed set by traffic rules or road signs. He fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
Contributing factor
Other
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Exceeding the speed set by traffic rules or road signs

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Exceeding the speed set by traffic rules or road signs

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