Registration code 07-19-9491160

Two Mazda cars crash on Birutės g., Plungė

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

On Monday, 28 January 2019, in the afternoon at 14:05, in Plungės district municipality, on Birutės street near No. 25, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mazda Tribute and a Mazda. Two people were injured — a 8-year-old passenger of the Mazda Tribute (hospitalized) and the 43-year-old driver of the Mazda (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 35-year-old driver of the Mazda Tribute (11 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 40 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road, Other
40

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryWinding downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 35 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 8 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 43 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober