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Volkswagen Passat runs off the road on the Šilalė–Šilutė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, at night at 3:30, in Šilutės district municipality, Sugintų village, on the Šilalė–Šilutė national road (kilometre 40.51), a Volkswagen Passat ran off the road. One person was injured — a 12-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 36-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Running off the road
All run-offs from the road at an intersection
Location
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 36 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 12 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 38 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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