Registration code 07-17-9451287

Volkswagen Polo and Fiat crash in Galnės village

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 12 June 2017, in the afternoon at 11:30, in Šilutės district municipality, Galnės village, on Medžiotojų street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Fiat Ducato. One person was injured — the 42-year-old driver of the Fiat (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 19-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (less than a year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 42 y. (exp. 25 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober