Registration code 07-20-9540681

Volkswagen Passat and MAN truck crash on the Dauparai–Gargždai–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 29 December 2020, in the evening at 18:59, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Dauparai–Gargždai–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 10.30), on a bridge, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, a MAN TGA 26.430 and a Pacton -. One person was injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (9 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was raining, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
Recorded location
Krašto keliai Dauparai–Gargždai–Vėžaičiai, 9.2 km, Klaipėdos r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 10.3 km rather than the recorded 9.2 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

70

Weather

Rain

Strong wind

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 9 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 62 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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