Registration code

07-19-9508343

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 12 September 2019, in the evening at 21:18, in Šilalės district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 221.83), a Volkswagen Passat registered in Sweden hit an animal. One person died — the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen. The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (8 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 dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.

Type
Hitting an animal
Contributing factor
Obstacle on the road or street
130
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Other vehicle driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 8 y.)

Killed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 22 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 49 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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