Registration code

07-17-9448326

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

On Monday, 24 April 2017, in the morning at 7:33, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Palanga (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 14.58), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Pontiac Trans Sport and a Renault Laguna. One person was injured — a 10-year-old passenger of the Renault (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 42-year-old driver of the Pontiac (21 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 overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 42 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Passenger

Female, 10 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 47 y. (exp. 24 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type police officer

Signed-in users see more

Some fields (seatbelts, airbags, bans and more) are visible only when signed in.

Create an account for free