Registration code 07-15-9415386

ChTZ tractor and Audi crash on the Tirkšliai–Žemalė–Račiai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 18 October 2015, in the evening at 18:59, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Tirkšliai–Žemalė–Račiai regional road (kilometre 6.54), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a ChTZ 3510 and an Audi A4. One person was injured — a 18-year-old passenger of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of the ChTZ (10 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Tractor driver

Male, 73 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 35 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 18 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober