Registration code

07-18-9463895

3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 2 January 2018, in the evening at 18:05, in Tauragės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 147.59), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra, a Volkswagen Passat and a Volkswagen Golf. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Opel (35 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle moving in the same direction
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Violation of overtaking rules

Participants

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 21 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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