Registration code

07-18-9466787

Injury accident
9
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 20 February 2018, in the afternoon at 15:39, in Tauragės district municipality, Sakalinės village, on the Tauragė–Pašventys national road (kilometre 12), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved an Opel Movano and a Chevrolet K3500. Three people were injured — a 26-year-old passenger of the Chevrolet (treated as an outpatient), a 19-year-old passenger of the Chevrolet (treated as an outpatient) and a 20-year-old passenger of the Chevrolet (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 42-year-old driver of the Opel (13 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants9Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 42 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 17 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Male, 26 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 19 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 23 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 27 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 8 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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