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Registration code 07-18-9477089

Kawasaki motorcycle and a cyclist crash on the Klaipėda–Liepoja road

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
2
Killed

On Tuesday, 24 July 2018, in the evening at 17:49, in Palangos city municipality, on the Klaipėda–Liepoja main road (kilometre 27.60), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a bicycle and a Kawasaki. Two people died — a 44-year-old cyclist (later died from the injuries) and the 39-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (later died from the injuries). The accident was caused by a 44-year-old cyclist, who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Cyclist

Male, 44 y.

Died from injuries
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

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Participants

Motorcyclist

Male, 39 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Died from injuries
Sober

At this spot — 2 crashes, 2 injured, 1 killed

within 100 m

On this road part — 14 crashes, 21 injured, 3 killed

Klaipėda–Liepoja, between km 27–31