Registration code 07-19-9516203

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter truck and Toyota crash on the Klaipėda–Liepoja road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 15 December 2019, in the afternoon at 16:55, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Klaipėda–Liepoja (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta d. pusė) main road (kilometre 3.20), on a bridge, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 416 and a Toyota Corolla Verso. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 49-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (28 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both 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 / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 28 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 34 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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