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On Friday, 2 October 2015, in the evening at 19:34, in Joniškio district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 7.72), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a bicycle and a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. One person died — a 41-year-old cyclist. The accident was caused by a 41-year-old cyclist, who failed to give way when changing direction, was cycling at night or in poor visibility without reflectors on the bicycle and violated lighting-device usage rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / TimeFriday, 02/10/2015, 19:34

Type

Collision with a bicycle

Collisions while turning left (U-turning)

Collision with a vehicle going straight

LocationJoniškio r. sav. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 7,72 km., Joniškio r. sav.