Registration code

07-20-9520667

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 13 February 2020, in the morning at 7:35, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 100.45), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz, a trailer/semi-trailer 0.75–3.5 t, a Pagenkopf and a Fiat Ducato. One person was injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Fiat (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (21 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. 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.

Type
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

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

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober

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