Registration code 07-20-9529756

Volkswagen hits a pedestrian at a crossing at Vytauto g. and Žemaitės g., Šiauliai

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 17 July 2020, in the evening at 20:50, in Šiauliai, on Vytauto street, at the junction with Žemaitės street, a Volkswagen Polo hit a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing. One person was injured — a 30-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (3 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties. The driver was sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was twilight, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian at a crossing while a vehicle turns left
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged0

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 21 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to fulfil pedestrian duties

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Other participants

Pedestrian

Female, 30 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober