Registration code

07-19-9490261

Injury accident
4
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Friday, 18 January 2019, in the morning at 7:56, in Joniškio district municipality, on the Joniškis–Žagarė–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 18.60), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FE62R and a bicycle. One person died — a 64-year-old cyclist (later died from the injuries). The accident was caused by the 65-year-old driver of the Volvo (36 years of driving experience), who committed other traffic rule violations. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 36 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Other traffic rule violations

Passenger

Male, 61 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 32 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 64 y.

Died from injuries
Sober

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