Registration code 07-23-9597713

Mercedes-Benz hits children at a crossing at Smiltelės g. and Liubeko g., Klaipėda

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 2

On Sunday, 21 May 2023, in the evening at 19:50, in Klaipėda, on Smiltelės street, at the junction with Liubeko street, a Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI hit two pedestrians at a pedestrian crossing. Two people were injured — a 12-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient) and a 12-year-old pedestrian (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (29 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting a pedestrian at a pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian at a crossing while a vehicle turns left
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles1Damaged0

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 29 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to fulfil pedestrian duties

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Other participants

Pedestrian

Female, 12 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Pedestrian

Female, 12 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober