Registration code 07-18-9465169
Volkswagen LT and Opel crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road
On Wednesday, 24 January 2018, in the evening at 18:47, in Šilalės district municipality, Palaimos village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 8.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen LT 35 and an Opel Vectra. One person was injured — the 26-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (10 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was freezing rain, there was fog, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Freezing rain
Fog
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Rear right
- Damage
- Right rear-view mirror
Participants
Car driver
Male, 38 y. (exp. 10 y.)
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 26 y. (exp. 8 y.)
On this road part — 2 crashes, 2 injured
Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai
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Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, between km 6–41
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