Registration code 07-21-9541878

Volkswagen hits an obstacle on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 19 January 2021, in the evening at 18:57, in Šilalės district municipality, Košių I village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 4.70), on a bridge, a Volkswagen hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 32-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. 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 dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Collision with barriers
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryWinding downhillBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 32 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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