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Crash survivor corrects police report: Young woman was driving overturned car
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Crash survivor corrects police report: Young woman was driving overturned car

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A woman involved in a car crash in Lithuania claims initial police reports were inaccurate regarding the driver's gender.
  • She states a 20-year-old woman was driving when the car lost control on a winding rural road and rolled over multiple times.
  • The driver and four passengers were taken to the hospital for back pain, according to police.

A participant in a serious car accident in Lithuania has come forward to correct inaccuracies in the initial police report, stating that a 20-year-old woman, not a man, was driving the vehicle. The incident occurred on a winding rural road in the Radviliลกkis district.

"Everything happened very quickly," the passenger recounted. "We were just driving through the villages, the road was winding. In a sharp turn, the girl couldn't make the turn." According to the witness, who was sitting in the back seat behind the driver, the car struck a post and rolled over two or three times before coming to a stop on its wheels.

Everything happened very quickly. We were just driving through the villages, the road was winding. In a sharp turn, the girl couldn't make the turn.

โ€” Accident participantDescribing the moments leading up to the car rollover.

After the rollover, the occupants exited the vehicle to assess their injuries. "Then we all got out to see what injuries we had, but I couldn't get out because my back hurt," the injured passenger stated. The police report indicated that the driver lost control of the Audi vehicle, veered off the road, and overturned. The driver and her four passengers were all transported to the hospital due to back pain.

Police confirmed that the accident happened around 6:45 AM on August 22nd on the first kilometer of the Grinkiลกkisโ€“Skฤ—miai road. The initial police information had stated a male driver was involved, but the passenger's account clarifies it was a young woman who was unable to navigate a sharp bend in the road.

Then we all got out to see what injuries we had, but I couldn't get out because my back hurt.

โ€” Accident participantRecounting the aftermath of the crash and her own injuries.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.