Registration code

07-18-9467785

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 8 March 2018, in the afternoon at 16:33, in Raseinių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 116.29), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Saab 9-3 and a Subaru Legacy. One person died — the 65-year-old driver of the Subaru (later died from the injuries). One person was injured — the 27-year-old driver of the Saab (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 27-year-old driver of the Saab (2 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident there was fog, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Violation of overtaking rules

Participants

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Died from injuries
Sober

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