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Registration code 07-24-9614971

Scania truck and Volvo crash on the Klaipėda–Liepoja road

At-fault driver fled the sceneAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, in the evening at 17:39, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Klaipėda–Liepoja (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 1), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Schmitz SCS24/L 13.62 E P registered in Latvia, a Scania registered in Latvia and a Volvo XC90. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Schmitz, who failed to keep a safe distance. He was drunk (2.70‰ blood alcohol), had no driving licence and fled the scene. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 46 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.70 ‰Severe degree of intoxication
Not licensed to drive
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Female, 27 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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At this spot — 2 crashes, 5 injured, 1 killed

within 100 m

On this road part — 19 crashes, 25 injured, 1 killed

Klaipėda–Liepoja, between km 0–3