Registration code
07-13-7628161
On Thursday, 27 June 2013, in the evening at 17:53, in Plungės district municipality, Merkelių village, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 57.65), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Audi 100 and a Chrysler 300M. Five people were injured — the 53-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient), a 21-year-old passenger of the Chrysler (hospitalized), the 22-year-old driver of the Chrysler (treated as an outpatient), a 31-year-old passenger of the Chrysler (treated as an outpatient) and a 31-year-old passenger of the Chrysler (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 53-year-old driver of the Audi (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (2.71‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.
- Type
- Head-on collision while overtaking
Weather
Overcast
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 53 y. (exp. 15 y.)
- Primary impacts
- Left side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Male, 21 y.
Car driver
Female, 22 y. (exp. 4 y.)
Passenger
Female, 31 y.
Passenger
Female, 31 y.
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 53 y. (exp. 15 y.)
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- Left side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Male, 21 y.
Car driver
Female, 22 y. (exp. 4 y.)
Passenger
Female, 31 y.
Passenger
Female, 31 y.