Registration code 07-19-9490392

Volvo V40 and Subaru crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 19 January 2019, in the afternoon at 15:35, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 91.50), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volvo V40 registered in Latvia and a Subaru Forester. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the Volvo (10 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 33 y.

Unharmed
Sober