Registration code 07-17-9442651

Dacia and Saab crash on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 4 January 2017, in the evening at 17:10, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta d. pusė) national road (kilometre 210.01), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Dacia and a Saab 9-5. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Dacia (26 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Lane change to the right
Location
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 35 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober