Registration code 07-13-7286476

Audi and Toyota crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 11 January 2013, in the afternoon at 14:24, in Šilalės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 104), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Audi 80 Avant and a Toyota Land Cruiser. Two people were injured — a 62-year-old passenger of the Audi (severely injured, hospitalized) and the 59-year-old driver of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 64-year-old driver of the Audi (25 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
Location
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 64 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Female, 62 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 59 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre