Registration code

07-16-9420741

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Saturday, 9 January 2016, in the afternoon at 14:20, in Plungės district municipality, on the Plungė–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 20.14), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Ford Focus and a BMW 528i. Two people were injured — a 48-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient) and a 11-year-old passenger of the Ford (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 45-year-old driver of the Ford (23 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, 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 uphillBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Female, 48 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 11 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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