Registration code

07-16-9437529

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 19 October 2016, in the afternoon at 15:45, in Kretingos district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 115.85), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Toyota Corolla, a Volkswagen Passat and an Iveco 35C17. Two people were injured — a 45-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and the 18-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 52-year-old driver of the Toyota (34 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. 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

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 52 y. (exp. 34 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Passenger

Male, 45 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 18 y. (exp. 0 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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