Registration code 07-15-9028145

BMW rolls over on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 17 January 2015, in the afternoon at 16:03, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 110.94), a BMW Serie 5 rolled over. One person was injured — a 27-year-old passenger of the BMW (a citizen of Russia) (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 32-year-old driver of the BMW (12 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident there was freezing rain, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
90

Weather

Freezing rain

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 32 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 27 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Russia

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