Registration code 07-13-7971751

Opel Vectra hits a cyclist on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 24 October 2013, in the evening at 19:24, in Pagėgių municipality, on Klaipėdos street, a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 54-year-old cyclist (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (6 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, 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 turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to give way when changing direction

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Participants

Cyclist

Male, 54 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre