Registration code 07-20-9531425

Volvo S40 and Renault crash on the Šilutė–Rusnė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 8 August 2020, in the evening at 19:40, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Šilutė–Rusnė national road (kilometre 7.57), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo S40 and a Renault Megane Scenic. One person was injured — the 32-year-old driver of the Renault (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Volvo (6 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were 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
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

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

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 32 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober