Registration code 07-15-9418250

Two Audi cars crash on the Tirkšliai–Užlieknė–Viekšniai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 1 December 2015, in the afternoon at 12:22, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Tirkšliai–Užlieknė–Viekšniai regional road (kilometre 3.83), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Audi 80 Avant and an Audi 80. Two people were injured — a 63-year-old passenger of the Audi 80 (hospitalized) and the 60-year-old driver of the Audi 80 (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Audi 80 Avant (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 63 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 60 y. (exp. 26 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober