Registration code

07-15-9019208

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 8 January 2015, in the afternoon at 15:40, in Rietavo municipality, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 60), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Omega and a Mercedes-Benz E270 CDI. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (2 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speedEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

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