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Registration code 07-19-9489402

Opel Astra and Audi crash on the Salantai–Grūšlaukė–Benaičiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 8 January 2019, in the morning at 9:20, in Kretingos district municipality, on the Salantai–Grūšlaukė–Benaičiai regional road (kilometre 2.11), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra and an Audi A4. One person was injured — the 22-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 22-year-old driver of the Opel (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Strong wind

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 22 y. (exp. 3 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober