Registration code

07-20-9526212

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
2
Killed

On Tuesday, 26 May 2020, in the afternoon at 16:29, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat and a Scania. Two people died — the 79-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (later died from the injuries) and a 71-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 79-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (40 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. 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 the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 79 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Died from injuries
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Passenger

Female, 71 y.

Killed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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