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Ford and Mitsubishi crash on Rimkų street, Klaipėda

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Friday, 18 January 2019, in the morning at 7:20, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on Rimkų street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Ford and a Mitsubishi. Two people were injured — a 12-year-old passenger of the Mitsubishi (treated as an outpatient) and the 41-year-old driver of the Mitsubishi (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the Ford (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Klaipėda, Rimkų str. Rajoniniai keliai Klaipėda–Veiviržėnai–Endriejavas, 6.45 km, Klaipėdos r. sav.
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 12 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 41 y. (exp. 8 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober