Registration code

07-13-7497820

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Tuesday, 30 April 2013, in the afternoon at 11:23, in Šakių district municipality, Meištų village, on the Vilkaviškis–Kudirkos Naumiestis–Šakiai national road (kilometre 21.99), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a MTZ. One person died — the 73-year-old driver of the Opel. The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of the Opel (53 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
Contributing factor
Tree
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 73 y. (exp. 53 y.)

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Tractor driver

Male, 51 y. (exp. 36 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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