Registration code

07-15-9419799

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Wednesday, 23 December 2015, in the afternoon at 14:30, in Šilalės district municipality, Šarkų village, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 107), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Seat Alhambra and a Renault Megane Scenic. One person was injured — a 6-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Seat (11 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 raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)

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

Participants

Passenger

Male, 6 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 10 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Female, 34 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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