Registration code

07-19-9509109

Injury accident
4
Participants
4
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 20 September 2019, in the afternoon at 16:55, in Klaipėdos district municipality, Kapstatų village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 67.38), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and an Audi 80. Four people were injured — the 73-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized), a 71-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized), the 71-year-old driver of the Audi (hospitalized) and a 69-year-old passenger of the Audi (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of the Opel (10 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. 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 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 73 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Violation of overtaking rules

Passenger

Female, 71 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 69 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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