Registration code 07-15-9417772

Opel Vectra and Peugeot crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 23 November 2015, in the morning at around 8:00, in Rietavo municipality, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 48.80), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a Peugeot 406. One person was injured — the 37-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the Opel (10 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident there was fog, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Fog

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 47 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober