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Registration code 07-19-9490883

Audi A4 hits a cyclist on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 24 January 2019, in the evening at 19:25, in Telšių district municipality, Kumpikų village, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 64), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved an Audi A4 and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 68-year-old cyclist (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Audi (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. 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 icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Cyclist

Male, 68 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Cycling at night or in poor visibility with lights off or absent

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Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type civil servant
Failure to choose a safe speed