Registration code 07-15-9416324

Volkswagen Golf rolls over on the Merkinė-Leipalingis road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 1 November 2015, in the morning at 10:16, in Druskininkų municipality, on the Merkinė-Leipalingis national road (kilometre 20.95), a Volkswagen Golf rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (8 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a right-hand bend
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryWinding downhillBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 8 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Other traffic rule violationsFailure to choose a safe speed

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