Volkswagen Transporter and Opel crash at Muitinės g. and Knygnešių g., Jurbarkas

On Friday, 3 August 2018, in the afternoon at 13:07, in Jurbarko district municipality, on Muitinės street, at the junction with Knygnešių street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Transporter registered in Great Britain and an Opel. Three people were injured — the 67-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient), a 61-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient) and a 9-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (33 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 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Friday, 03/08/2018, 13:07

Type

Collisions while turning left (U-turning)

Collision with a vehicle going straight

Location

Jurbarkas, Muitinės str. / Knygnešių str., Jurbarko r. sav.