Registration code 07-16-9442297

Opel Astra Station and Ford crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 29 December 2016, in the morning at 7:40, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 299.50), a collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra Station Wagon and a Ford Focus. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 65-year-old driver of the Opel (17 years of driving experience), who violated traffic rules on motorways and failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision
Location
110

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 17 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Violation of traffic rules on motorwaysFailure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 28 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober