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On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, in the morning at 7:32, in Šilutės district municipality, Čiūtelių village, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 200.46), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Combo, a car and a Ford TRANSIT/TOURNEO. Nine people were injured — the 59-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized), a 40-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), the 32-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 33-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 29-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 40-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 28-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 26-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient) and a 61-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 59-year-old driver of the Opel (30 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeTuesday, 26/11/2024, 07:32

Type

Head-on collision

LocationŠilutės rajono sav., Čiūtelių k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda, 200,46 km., Šilutės r. sav.