Registration code 07-15-9412439

Unlicensed motorcyclist and Hyundai crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
2
Killed

On Sunday, 30 August 2015, in the evening at 17:31, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 55.95), a collision with a motorcycle occurred. The collision involved a Suzuki GS 500 and a Hyundai Santa FE. Two people died — the 20-year-old driver of the Suzuki and a 30-year-old passenger of the Suzuki. The accident was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the Suzuki (less than a year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He had no driving licence. 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
Collision with a motorcycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 55.95 km, Plungės r. sav.
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Motorcyclist

Male, 20 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Killed
Sober
Not licensed to drive
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 30 y.

Killed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober