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Registration code 07-17-9443615

Volkswagen Polo runs off the road on the Klaipėda–Kretinga road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 21 January 2017, at night at 0:05, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Klaipėda–Kretinga national road (kilometre 17), a Volkswagen Polo ran off the road. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 19-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, the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Running off the road to the right on a left-hand bend
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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At this spot — 1 crash, 1 injured

within 100 m

On this road part — 6 crashes, 10 injured

Klaipėda–Kretinga, between km 13–18