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On Friday, 21 September 2018, in the evening at 20:07, in Panevėžio district municipality, on the Panevėžys–Šiauliai main road (kilometre 7), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Peugeot 406 and a Ford Focus. Five people were injured — the 21-year-old driver of the Peugeot (severely injured, hospitalized), the 36-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 69-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 19-year-old passenger of the Peugeot (hospitalized) and a 21-year-old passenger of the Peugeot (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Peugeot, who failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.95‰ blood alcohol) and had no driving licence. A 19-year-old passenger of the Peugeot was drunk (2.03‰). A 21-year-old passenger of the Peugeot was drunk (1.29‰). 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, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeFriday, 21/09/2018, 20:07

Type

Head-on collision while overtaking

LocationPanevėžio r. sav. Magistraliniai keliai Panevėžys–Šiauliai, 7,00 km., Panevėžio r. sav.