Registration code 07-15-9410548

Audi and Volvo truck crash in Rūtelių village

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, in the afternoon at around 11:00, in Šilalės district municipality, Rūtelių village, on the Pagrybė–Rūteliai regional road (kilometre 4.20), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Audi 100 and a Volvo FH12.420. One person was injured — the 39-year-old driver of the Audi (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 39-year-old driver of the Audi (8 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Rūtelių k. Rajoniniai keliai Pagrybė–Rūteliai, 4.2 km, Šilalės r. sav.
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 39 y. (exp. 8 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 28 y.)

Unharmed
Sober