Registration code 07-17-9461325
Audi and BMW crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road
On Saturday, 25 November 2017, in the morning at 8:20, in Rietavo municipality, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 62.08), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Audi 80 and a BMW X5 30d. One person died — the 77-year-old driver of the Audi (was not wearing a seatbelt). Two people were injured — the 37-year-old driver of the BMW (treated as an outpatient) and a 44-year-old passenger of the Audi (severely injured, hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 77-year-old driver of the Audi (30 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. 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.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
- Location
Weather
Overcast
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 77 y. (exp. 30 y.)
Passenger
Male, 44 y.
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 37 y. (exp. 8 y.)
On this road part — 5 crashes, 5 injured
Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, between km 59–64
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- Jaupėnų k. Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 59.93 kmRollover1 injured
At this spot — 1 crash
within 100 m
On this road part — 47 crashes, 5 injured
Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, between km 59–65
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- Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 63.1 kmHitting an animalno casualties
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- Girdvainių k. Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 63 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Vedegėnų k. Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 65 kmHitting an animalno casualties