Registration code 07-14-8930655

Two Volkswagen cars crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 25 November 2014, in the evening at 17:30, in Rietavo municipality, Laužų village, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 72.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Sharan and a Volkswagen Passat. Two people were injured — the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Sharan (treated as an outpatient) and the 58-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Passat (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Sharan (7 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Laužų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 72.5 km, Rietavo sav.
90

Weather

Overcast

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 7 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania