Registration code

07-15-9419041

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 12 December 2015, at night at 23:20, in Šilutės district municipality, Švėkšnos town, on Žalgirio street near No. 23, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a BMW 525 TDS and a Hyundai Accent. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 18-year-old driver of the BMW (2 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules, 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 50 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Side collision
50
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 18 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Violation of overtaking rulesFailure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Fled the scene

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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