Registration code 07-17-9446414
Volkswagen Sharan and Audi crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road
On Thursday, 16 March 2017, at night at 0:39, in Tauragės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 136), on a bridge, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Sharan and an Audi A4. Four people were injured — the 27-year-old driver of the Audi (hospitalized), a 6-year-old passenger of the Audi (hospitalized), a 40-year-old passenger of the Audi (hospitalized) and a 6-year-old passenger of the Audi (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 45-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (28 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Darkness
- Primary impacts
- Rear, Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 45 y. (exp. 28 y.)
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 27 y. (exp. 8 y.)
Passenger
Male, 6 y.
Passenger
Female, 40 y.
Passenger
Female, 6 y.
On this road part — 6 crashes, 9 injured
Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, between km 130–137
- Antšunijų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 136.13 kmCollision with a stationary vehicle3 injured
- Papušynės k.Head-on collision while overtaking1 injured
- Mažonų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 136 kmHead-on collision1 injured
- Mažonų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 130 kmRollover1 injured
- Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 133.3 kmRollover1 injured
At this spot — 10 crashes
within 100 m
- Antšunijų k.Other traffic accidents2 mno casualties
- Antšunijų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 137.18 kmCollision with barriers2 mno casualties
- Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 137 kmHitting an obstacle3 mno casualties
- Tauragė-Pagramantis-Šilalė Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 137.24 kmCollision5 mno casualties
- Antšunijų k., Kelias 164 Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 136.15 kmCollision with barriers6 mno casualties
On this road part — 44 crashes, 9 injured
Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, between km 132–139
- Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 138.45 kmOther traffic accidentsno casualties
- Near the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė roadOther traffic accidentsno casualties
- Mažonų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 136 kmCollision with barriersno casualties
- Papušynės k., Šilalės str. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 137.89 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Mažonų k. Krašto keliai Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė, 132 kmHitting an animalno casualties