Registration code 07-20-9533869

BMW and Volkswagen crash at Liepų and Jaunystės streets, Klaipėda

Injury accident
4
Participants
4
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 2

On Sunday, 13 September 2020, in the evening at 20:55, in Klaipėda, on Liepų street, at the junction with Jaunystės street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a BMW 320 and a Volkswagen Golf. Four people were injured — the 38-year-old driver of the BMW (treated as an outpatient), a 17-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient), the 22-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 17-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the BMW (10 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. 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 dark, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Other participants

Pedestrian

Male, 17 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Pedestrian

Male, 17 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Female, 22 y. (exp. 5 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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