Registration code 07-18-9466457

Hit-and-run Scania truck driver in crash with Renault bus at Baltijos pr. and Šilutės pl., Klaipėda

At-fault driver fled the scene
3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 15 February 2018, in the afternoon at 15:08, in Klaipėda, on Baltijos pr., at the junction with Šilutės pl., a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved a Scania R 124, a Renault FR 1 and a Schmitz. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 53-year-old driver of the Scania (33 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. The 26-year-old driver of the Renault had no driving licence. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles3Damaged2

Truck > 12 t

SCANIA R 124

Fled the scene

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 53 y. (exp. 33 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 26 y.

Unharmed
Sober
Not licensed to drive

Driving instructor

Male, 57 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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