Registration code

07-16-9420832

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 11 January 2016, in the morning at 9:45, in Šilutės district municipality, Grygališkės village, on the Šilalė–Šilutė national road (kilometre 34), a Saab hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the Saab (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident there was a blizzard, it was overcast, it was snowing, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Type
Hitting an obstacle
Running off the road to the left on a right-hand bend
Contributing factor
Slippery road, No vehicle barriers on a dangerous road section
50
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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