Registration code 07-16-9431885

BMW and MAN truck crash on the Kuršėnai–Smilgiai–Aukštelkė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Tuesday, 19 July 2016, in the morning at 9:37, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Smilgiai–Aukštelkė regional road (kilometre 18.40), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a BMW 320 and a MAN MAN19. Two people were injured — the 20-year-old driver of the BMW (treated as an outpatient) and a 17-year-old passenger of the BMW (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the BMW (2 years of driving experience), who 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.

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

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 20 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 17 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 54 y. (exp. 36 y.)

Unharmed
Sober