Registration code

07-16-9438912

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 9 November 2016, in the afternoon at 13:28, in Rietavo municipality, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 58), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Zafira. One person was injured — a 46-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 69-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (26 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 69 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Participants

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 46 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

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