Registration code 07-15-9417154

Renault Laguna hits children at a crossing on Dariaus ir Girėno g., Šilutė

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 2

On Thursday, 12 November 2015, in the morning at 7:40, in Šilutės district municipality, on Dariaus ir Girėno street near No. 12, a Renault Laguna hit two pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing. Two people were injured — a 13-year-old pedestrian (hospitalized) and a 7-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 25-year-old driver of the Renault (2 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties and failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing
Location
50

Weather

Rain

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to fulfil pedestrian dutiesFailure to choose a safe speed

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Other participants

Pedestrian

Female, 13 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Pedestrian

Female, 7 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober