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Registration code 07-22-9566524

Mini ONE and Volkswagen crash on the Plungė–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 21 January 2022, in the afternoon at 14:09, in Plungės district municipality, on the Plungė–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 20.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mini ONE and a Volkswagen Sharan. Three people were injured — the 21-year-old driver of the Mini (hospitalized), the 62-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 60-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Mini (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident a strong wind was blowing, there was a blizzard, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Strong wind

Blizzard

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 21 y. (exp. 3 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 62 y. (exp. 39 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 60 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober