Registration code 07-22-9582823

Hit-and-run MAN bus driver in crash with Scania truck on Rimkų g., Klaipėda

At-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 5 October 2022, in the morning at 9:03, in Klaipėda, on Rimkų street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a MAN and a Scania R 380LB. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 54-year-old driver of the MAN (29 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 54 y. (exp. 29 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober