Registration code

07-16-9434128

Injury accident
5
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 26 August 2016, in the afternoon at 13:18, in Palanga, on Liepojos pl., at the junction with Monciškės street, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Renault Mascott 160 registered in Latvia, a Skoda Octavia, a Nissan Qashqai and a Volkswagen Touran. Two people were injured — the 19-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 19-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Renault (32 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. All drivers were 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 / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles4Damaged

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 32 y.)

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

Participants

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 19 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 53 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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