Registration code 07-15-9415040

Volvo V40 hits a pedestrian on Šilutės highway, Klaipėda

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 13 October 2015, in the morning at 6:40, in Klaipėda, on Šilutės highway near No. 100, a Volvo V40 hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person was injured — a 61-year-old pedestrian (hospitalized). The accident was caused by a 61-year-old pedestrian, who was crossing the carriageway where prohibited. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Location
Šilutės pl. 100, Klaipėdos m. sav.
Contributing factor
Insufficient road or street lighting
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting on

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Other participants

At fault

Pedestrian

Female, 61 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Crossing the carriageway where prohibited

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Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to fulfil pedestrian dutiesDriving a vehicle with faults the traffic rules prohibit driving with