Registration code 07-18-9484393

BMW X5 and Renault crash on the Verpena–Šalteniai–Ramučiai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 9 November 2018, in the evening at 17:39, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Verpena–Šalteniai–Ramučiai regional road (kilometre 8.18), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a BMW X5 3.0D and a Renault Megane Scenic. Three people were injured — the 29-year-old driver of the BMW (treated as an outpatient), a 54-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient) and the 32-year-old driver of the Renault (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the BMW (1 year of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was fog, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
Location
90

Weather

Fog

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 1 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Violation of overtaking rules

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Participants

Passenger

Male, 54 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 32 y. (exp. 8 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober