Registration code

07-16-9431090

Injury accident
4
Participants
3
Injured
1
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Tuesday, 5 July 2016, in the afternoon at 14:25, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Pakruojis–Pasvalys national road (kilometre 5.82), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Crafter. One person died — the 77-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf. Three people were injured — the 36-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Crafter (treated as an outpatient), a 35-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Crafter (treated as an outpatient) and a 4-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen Crafter (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 77-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf (39 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 the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 77 y. (exp. 39 y.)

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

Participants

Car driver

Male, 36 y. (exp. 18 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 35 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 4 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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