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.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
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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