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Registration code 07-17-9445177

Mercedes-Benz runs off the road on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 22 February 2017, in the afternoon at around 13:00, in Rietavo municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 74.85), a Mercedes-Benz 416 ran off the road. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (9 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Running off the road to the left on a left-hand bend
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryWinding uphillBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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At this spot — 1 crash, 2 injured

within 100 m

On this road part — 12 crashes, 19 injured, 1 killed

Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, between km 71–76