Registration code

07-15-9415741

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Friday, 23 October 2015, in the evening at 19:20, in Tauragės district municipality, Butkelių village, on Tilžės pl., a Volkswagen Sharan hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 73-year-old pedestrian. The accident was caused by the 65-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (20 years of driving experience), who failed to fulfil pedestrian duties. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 60 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian crossing the road at an intersection
60
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to fulfil pedestrian duties

Other participants

Pedestrian

Male, 73 y.

Killed
Sober

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