Registration code

07-19-9499602

Injury accident
5
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Tuesday, 21 May 2019, in the afternoon at 15:15, in Šilutės district municipality, on Dariaus ir Girėno street near No. 20, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Omega. One person was injured — a 12-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (6 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.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
Contributing factor
Poor visibility at an intersection
50
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Passenger

Male, 21 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Male, 12 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Female, 46 y. (exp. 22 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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