Registration code 07-13-7294857

Nissan and Volkswagen crash on the Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 17 January 2013, in the evening at 17:35, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 6.29), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Nissan Primera and a Volkswagen Passat. One person was injured — the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Nissan (6 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 26 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speedEntering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 7 y.)

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