Registration code

07-15-9418218

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Tuesday, 1 December 2015, in the morning at 6:55, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Šilutė–Užliekniai regional road (kilometre 5), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved an Opel Frontera B and a bicycle. One person died — a 41-year-old cyclist (later died from the injuries). The accident was caused by the 40-year-old driver of the Opel (15 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 40 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 44 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 41 y.

Died from injuries
Sober

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