Registration code 07-21-9542147

Hit-and-run Mercedes-Benz truck driver hits an obstacle in Lingių village

At-fault driver fled the scene
1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 23 January 2021, in the afternoon at around 12:00, in Klaipėdos district municipality, Lingių village, on Priekulės street near No. 2, a Mercedes-Benz hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 54-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (30 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He fled the scene. 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 overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Running off the road to the left on a right-hand bend
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road, Uneven surface, potholes
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged0

Truck > 12 t

MERCEDES-BENZ

Fled the scene

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 54 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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