Registration code

07-15-9131040

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 7 March 2015, in the afternoon at 11:40, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 90.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, a Krone - registered in Estonia and a Scania R 124 LA registered in Estonia. One person died — the 56-year-old driver of the Volkswagen. One person was injured — the 42-year-old driver of the Scania (a citizen of Estonia) (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (19 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 19 y.)

Killed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 42 y. (exp. 21 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Estonia

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