Registration code

07-13-7305308

Injury accident
7
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 24 January 2013, in the morning at 8:01, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 64.67), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Vento, a Renault Espace and a Nissan Terrano. Three people were injured — a 37-year-old passenger of the Renault (hospitalized), a 48-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient) and a 20-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (12 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants7Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 21 y.

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 37 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 48 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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