Registration code 07-23-9593788
MAN TGA truck and Volvo crash at Šilutės pl. and Smiltelės g., Klaipėda
On Wednesday, 22 March 2023, in the afternoon at 11:15, in Klaipėda, on Šilutės pl., at the junction with Smiltelės street, a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved a MAN TGA 18.430, a Schmitz SCF 24 and a Volvo XC90. One person was injured — the 47-year-old driver of the Volvo (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the MAN (30 years of driving experience), who failed to obey traffic-control signals. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the weather was clear, there was freezing rain, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Side collision with neither vehicle turning
- Location
Weather
Rain
ClearFreezing rain
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Right side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 61 y. (exp. 30 y.)
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Undamaged
- Primary impacts
- Left side
- Damage
- Left rear-view mirror
Participants
Car driver
Female, 47 y. (exp. 20 y.)
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Create an account for freeOn this street — 218 crashes, 250 injured, 6 killed
Šilutės pl.
- Šilutės pl. / Sandėlių str.Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing1 injured
- Šilutės pl. 35Collisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Šilutės pl. 40AHitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing1 injured
- Vilniaus pl. / Šilutės pl.Collisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Šilutės pl. 62Collisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
At this spot — 11 crashes, 12 injured, 1 killed
within 100 m
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Head-on collision5 m1 killed
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Collisions while turning left (U-turning)6 m1 injured
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Collisions while turning left (U-turning)8 m1 injured
- Smiltelės str. / Šilutės pl.Hitting a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing8 m1 injured
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Collision with a stationary vehicle12 m2 injured
On this street — 1,378 crashes, 250 injured, 6 killed
Šilutės pl.
- Šilutės pl. 12Collision with a stationary vehicleno casualties
- Šilutės pl. 35Collisionno casualties
- Šilutės pl. / Debreceno str.Collision with a stationary vehicleno casualties
- Šilutės pl. 24Collision with a stationary vehicleno casualties
- Šilutės pl. 55Collisions while moving in the same directionno casualties
At this spot — 30 crashes, 12 injured, 1 killed
within 100 m
- Smiltelės str. / Šilutės pl.Collisions while moving in the same direction1 mno casualties
- Smiltelės str. / Šilutės pl.Collisions while turning left (U-turning)5 mno casualties
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Head-on collision5 m1 killed
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Collisions while turning left (U-turning)6 m1 injured
- Šilutės pl. / Smiltelės str.Hitting an obstacle7 mno casualties