Registration code 07-17-9460725

Opel Corsa rolls over on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai road

Injury accident
1
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 16 November 2017, in the morning at 7:18, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai national road (kilometre 19.20), an Opel Corsa rolled over. One person was injured — the 57-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Opel (27 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the left on a straight section
Location
Krašto keliai Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai, 19.2 km, Mažeikių r. sav.
Recorded location
Krašto keliai Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai, 35.3 km, Mažeikių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 19.2 km rather than the recorded 35.3 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

Contributing factor
Slippery road
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 57 y. (exp. 27 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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No other injury crashes here, so all crashes are shown.

On this road part — 1 crash

Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai, between km 39–40