Opel Vectra and Volkswagen crash on the Skuodas–Plungė road

On Monday, 11 June 2018, at night at 23:50, in Plungės district municipality, Didvyčių village, on the Skuodas–Plungė national road (kilometre 45.42), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra and a Volkswagen Passat. One person died — a 10-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen. Four people were injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized), the 59-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized), a 28-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized) and a 24-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (10 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Monday, 11/06/2018, 23:50

Type

Head-on collision while overtaking

Location

Didvyčių k. Krašto keliai Skuodas–Plungė, 45.42 km, Plungės r. sav.