Registration code 07-13-7840721

Volvo FM truck hits a cyclist on Respublikos street, Biržai

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 25 September 2013, in the morning at 8:32, in Biržų district municipality, on Respublikos street, a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FM registered in Latvia and a bicycle. Two people were injured — a 28-year-old cyclist (treated as an outpatient) and a 5-year-old passenger of a bicycle (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 33-year-old driver of the Volvo (a citizen of Latvia) (11 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. 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 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
Location
Contributing factor
Obstacle on the road or street
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged0

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Latvia
Violation of overtaking rules

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Participants

Cyclist

Male, 28 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 5 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
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