Registration code

07-17-9446836

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 23 March 2017, in the evening at 20:02, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Kvėdarna–Švėkšna–Saugos national road (kilometre 27.55), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (5 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction and entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was twilight, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 20 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
20
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing directionEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 21 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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