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On Thursday, 3 March 2016, in the afternoon at 13:40, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Dauparai–Gargždai–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 6.50), a Mercedes-Benz 313 ran off the road. 11 people were injured — the 70-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 18-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 67-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 16-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 18-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 19-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 33-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 44-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 44-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 55-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized) and a 58-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 70-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (34 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeThursday, 03/03/2016, 13:40

Type

Running off the road to the left on a right-hand bend

LocationKlaipėdos r. sav. Krašto keliai Dauparai–Gargždai–Vėžaičiai, 6,50 km., Klaipėdos r. sav.