Registration code

07-23-9601047

5
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 7 July 2023, in the evening at 17:21, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Šilutė–Rusnė national road (kilometre 6.91), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat Variant and a car. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 45-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (27 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 80 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Rear-end collision while turning left
80
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 45 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type driver
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Female, 68 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Male, 62 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 69 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type driver

Passenger

Male, 44 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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