Registration code 07-15-9417355

Volkswagen Passat and Renault crash on Lietuvininkų g., Šilutė

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 9 September 2015, in the afternoon at around 12:00, in Šilutės district municipality, on Lietuvininkų street near No. 44, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and a Renault Megane. One person was injured — a 24-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 25-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (6 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 24 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober