Registration code 07-17-9442693
Two Opel cars crash on Rimkų g., Klaipėda
On Wednesday, 4 January 2017, in the afternoon at 16:54, in Klaipėda, on Rimkų street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Zafira and an Opel Astra. Two people were injured — the 57-year-old driver of the Opel Zafira (treated as an outpatient) and a 66-year-old passenger of the Opel Astra (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Opel Zafira (8 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, there was a blizzard, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Blizzard
Light condition
Darkness
- Primary impacts
- Front right
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 57 y. (exp. 8 y.)
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 66 y. (exp. 43 y.)
Passenger
Female, 66 y.
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