Registration code

07-16-9434248

Injury accident
5
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 28 August 2016, in the evening at 18:11, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 64.78), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, an Audi A6 and a Skoda Octavia. Two people were injured — the 40-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 18-year-old passenger of the Skoda (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 40-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (17 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. 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 conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 40 y. (exp. 17 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Passenger

Male, 18 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 18 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 53 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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