Registration code 07-13-7685353

Yamaha moped and Volvo truck crash on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 18 July 2013, in the morning at 9:16, in Pagėgių municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 123.12), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Yamaha YQ50 and a Volvo FH registered in Poland. One person died — the 73-year-old driver of the Yamaha. The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of the Yamaha (39 years of driving experience). Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). 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.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Moped rider

Male, 73 y. (exp. 39 y.)

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
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Participants

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Poland
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre