07-18-9472015

On Saturday, 12 May 2018, in the morning at 9:29, in Palanga, on Liepojos pl., at the junction with Elijos street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Polo and a Toyota Avensis. Nine people were injured — the 57-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 22-year-old passenger of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient), a 44-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), the 23-year-old driver of the Toyota (hospitalized), a 21-year-old passenger of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient), a 39-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 22-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient), a 26-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 18-year-old passenger of the Toyota (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (19 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeSaturday, 12/05/2018, 09:29

Type

Collisions while turning left (U-turning)

Collision with a vehicle going straight

LocationPalanga, Liepojos pl. Elijos, Palangos m. sav.