Registration code 07-15-9414527
Toyota and Volkswagen crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road
On Sunday, 4 October 2015, in the evening at 18:30, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 79.85), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Toyota Corolla Verso and a Volkswagen Golf. Three people were injured — the 79-year-old driver of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient), a 77-year-old passenger of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient) and a 74-year-old passenger of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 79-year-old driver of the Toyota (50 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Twilight
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 79 y. (exp. 50 y.)
Passenger
Female, 77 y.
Passenger
Female, 74 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 20 y. (exp. 2 y.)
Passenger
Male, 47 y.
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