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A disaster that ended tragically
A woman died in an accident in Vilnius on Thursday. Police and ambulance doctors were needed at the scene. It turned out that the woman was killed when the car rolled down the hill in the yard and onto the street.
The accident is said to have been caused by a monotonous Toyota rolling down a hill. The car drove from the courtyard onto the street, hit a woman walking on the sidewalk and crashed into Gerov Street. an old Volvo car.
Doctors resuscitated the woman for about an hour, but she was unable to save her, her death was declared. According to preliminary data, the car, driven by an uncontrolled woman, crashed into him. A middle-aged pedestrian suffered extremely serious injuries.
Consider the possible cause
Vilnius police have launched a pre-trial investigation into the incident and a news portal. lrytas.lt asked the safe driving teachers to assess the possible causes of a tragic accident.
Driving teacher Olga Židovlenkova mentioned that in this situation, if only reverse gear is activated, the car can roll freely. Also, the driving instructor is considering that there may have been some gearbox failure.
“The question is, did you really leave the car with the transmission on. I discussed this situation with the mechanics: they were very surprised that with the gear in gear the vehicle could jump overboard. Maybe there was good acceleration and the hill was built … The car could also be technically messy: a problem with the gearbox or the engine, ”said O. Židovlenkova.
He stressed the need to raise the parking brake and engage the gear after leaving the car for a long period: “Among other things, it is recommended to turn the wheels, but this was not very possible in this place.
According to the interlocutor, if there were a lighter car, the consequences would probably be less serious.
Drivers should think of three things
At the time, safe driving professor Darius Kanapinskas said the car could start rolling due to improper inheritance. According to the interlocutor, you can only get out of the car when you leave it safely: “There are three things you have to do to prevent the car from rolling on its own.
First, the parking brake must be raised and the gear engaged. In the case of a manual gearbox, the gear should be as low as possible: first or reverse. However, if there is an automatic transmission, the park mode must be engaged. If possible, turn the wheels uphill or downhill. If we park the car on the right side, then on the hill we must turn the wheels to the left ”.
The safe driving teacher stressed that you should not rely solely on the handbrake: “Of course, it all depends on how the car is maintained. If the parking brake is applied and the cable is stretched, the last few strands can break and the car will start to roll. “
