Registration code

07-17-9459723

Injury accident
5
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 31 October 2017, in the afternoon at 11:06, in Palanga, on Liepojos pl., at the junction with Darbėnų kel., a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved an Opel Zafira and a Toyota Land Cruiser. Three people were injured — a 76-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized), a 78-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized) and a 51-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 77-year-old driver of the Opel (41 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. 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 90 km/h.

Type
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 77 y. (exp. 41 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Passenger

Male, 76 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 78 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 51 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 51 y. (exp. 32 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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