Registration code
07-17-9463382
On Sunday, 24 December 2017, in the afternoon at 16:30, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Kelmė–Tytuvėnai national road (kilometre 5.70), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volvo S60 and an Opel Astra. One person died — a 53-year-old passenger of the Opel. One person was injured — the 58-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Volvo (11 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Type
- Head-on collision while overtaking
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)
Passenger
Female, 23 y.
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 53 y.
Car driver
Male, 58 y. (exp. 19 y.)
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)
Passenger
Female, 23 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 53 y.
Car driver
Male, 58 y. (exp. 19 y.)