Registration code 07-16-9423514

Renault Laguna and Ford crash on the Plungė–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 23 February 2016, in the afternoon at 12:05, in Plungės district municipality, on the Plungė–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 17.19), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Renault Laguna and a Ford Focus. One person was injured — the 70-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Renault (7 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 it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
70

Weather

Rain

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 30 y. (exp. 7 y.)

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

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 70 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober