Registration code

07-13-7319178

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 2 February 2013, in the afternoon at 16:48, in Šilalės district municipality, Gedminiškės village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 22), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Renault Megane Scenic, a Belarus and a semi-trailer. One person died — the 18-year-old driver of the Renault (was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 18-year-old driver of the Renault (1 year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 18 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Tractor driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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