Registration code 07-20-9524712

Mercedes-Benz C200 and Buick crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 3 May 2020, in the morning at 10:10, in Rietavo municipality, Bubėnų village, on Pušyno street, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz C200 and a Buick. One person was injured — a 27-year-old passenger of the Buick (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 66-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (40 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 66 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 27 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober