Registration code

07-18-9469378

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Wednesday, 4 April 2018, at night at around 23:00, in Skuodo district municipality, Margininkų village, on the Mažeikiai–Skuodas national road (kilometre 25.60), an Opel Vectra hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 50-year-old pedestrian. The accident was caused by the 41-year-old driver of the Opel (12 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles1Damaged1

Other participants

Possibly at fault

Pedestrian

Female, 50 y.

Killed
Sober
Walking at night without reflectors (light, hi-vis vest)

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 41 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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