Registration code 07-15-9419997

Opel Corsa and Mazda crash on the Klaipėda–Liepoja road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 27 December 2015, in the evening at 18:12, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Klaipėda–Liepoja (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta d. pusė) main road (kilometre 3.58), a collision with barriers occurred. The collision involved an Opel Corsa and a Mazda 626. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Opel (1 year 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 it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with barriers
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 21 y. (exp. 1 y.)

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

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 64 y. (exp. 46 y.)

Unharmed
Sober