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.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

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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