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.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
70
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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