Registration code 07-17-9445640

Volvo FH12.380 truck and Opel crash at Minijos and Nendrių streets, Klaipėda

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Tuesday, 28 February 2017, in the afternoon at 16:48, in Klaipėda, on Minijos street, at the junction with Nendrių street, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FH12.380, an Opel Zafira and a Langendorf SKS18/25. Two people were injured — a 6-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized) and the 31-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 66-year-old driver of the Volvo (52 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 66 y. (exp. 52 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Passenger

Male, 6 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Female, 31 y. (exp. 12 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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