Registration code
07-17-9443967
On Friday, 27 January 2017, in the evening at 17:27, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 44.78), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra and a Volkswagen Golf. Two people were injured — the 69-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 69-year-old driver of the Opel (51 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was fog, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision while overtaking
- Location
Weather
Fog
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 69 y. (exp. 51 y.)
Passenger
Male, 65 y.
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 21 y. (exp. 2 y.)
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 69 y. (exp. 51 y.)
Passenger
Male, 65 y.
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- Front left
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- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 21 y. (exp. 2 y.)
On this road part — 5 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Ryga*–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas*, between km 44–45
- Kėblių k. 4Head-on collision while overtaking1 killed
- Rajoniniai keliaiHead-on collision1 injured
- Girelės k.Collisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Jurgaičių k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmHitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44.91 kmRunning off the road to the right on a straight section1 injured
At this spot — 2 crashes
within 100 m
On this road part — 48 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Ryga*–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas*, between km 44–45
- Kėblių k. 5D Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Domantų k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmRolloverno casualties
- Kėblių k. 4Head-on collision while overtaking1 killed
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmCollisions while moving in the same directionno casualties
- Domantų k., Girelės str. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 45 kmHitting an obstacleno casualties