Registration code 07-21-9559939

Volvo FH truck and Scania truck crash at Baltijos pr. and Šilutės pl., Klaipėda

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 26 October 2021, in the evening at 18:30, in Klaipėda, on Baltijos pr., at the junction with Šilutės pl., a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FH 42T and a Scania. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 60-year-old driver of the Volvo (40 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Side collision
Location
50

Weather

Rain

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 60 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 14 y.)

Unharmed
Sober