Registration code 07-20-9525097

Opel hits an obstacle in Ripaičių village

Injury accident
4
Participants
0
Injured
3
Killed

On Saturday, 9 May 2020, in the morning at 10:18, in Utenos district municipality, Ripaičių village, on the Lamėstas–Plaučiškės–Kirdeikiai regional road (kilometre 5.20), an Opel hit an obstacle. Three people died — the 23-year-old driver of the Opel, a 33-year-old passenger of the Opel (was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 30-year-old passenger of the Opel (was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Opel (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. A 24-year-old passenger of the Opel was drunk (1.78‰). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Running off the road to the right on a left-hand bend
Location
Ripaičių k. Rajoniniai keliai Lamėstas–Plaučiškės–Kirdeikiai, 5.2 km, Utenos r. sav.
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Killed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 33 y.

Killed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 30 y.

Killed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 24 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.78 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication

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