Registration code

07-21-9541528

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 13 January 2021, in the afternoon at 11:07, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 203.45), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and a BMW. Two people were injured — the 56-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized) and the 24-year-old driver of the BMW (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (20 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 overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
50
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 46 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Male, 45 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 5 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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