Registration code

07-16-9433428

Injury accident
4
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 2

On Saturday, 13 August 2016, in the afternoon at 14:59, in Telšių district municipality, on the Viešvėnai–Luokė–Upyna–Dirvonėnai regional road (kilometre 6.20), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and an Opel Vectra. Three people were injured — the 37-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient), a 14-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient) and a 4-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (2 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 it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 2 y.)

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

Participants

Car driver

Female, 37 y. (exp. 17 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober0.35 ‰

Passenger

Female, 14 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 4 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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