Registration code

07-16-9421601

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 22 January 2016, in the evening at 17:18, in Šilutės district municipality, on M. Jankaus street, at the junction with Sodų street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Multivan, a BMW 525 D registered in Great Britain and a Chrysler Grand Voyager. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 25-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 40 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
Contributing factor
Slippery road, Poor visibility at an intersection
40
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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