Registration code 07-23-9599584

Renault and another car crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Friday, 16 June 2023, in the afternoon at 12:55, in Raseinių district municipality, Vaidatonių village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 1), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Renault Megane Scenic and a car. Two people were injured — a 8-year-old passenger of a car (treated as an outpatient) and the 37-year-old driver of a car (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 55-year-old driver of the Renault (18 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. 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
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
Vaidatonių k. Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 1 km, Raseinių r. sav.
90

Weather

Clear

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 18 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

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Participants

Passenger

Male, 8 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 17 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober