Registration code

07-20-9531413

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 9 August 2020, in the afternoon at 15:48, in Mažeikių district municipality, Palnosų village, on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai national road (kilometre 39.10), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Chevrolet-Niva and a Scania R500 registered in Latvia. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 78-year-old driver of the Chevrolet-Niva (50 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. 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
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Other vehicle driver

Male, 78 y. (exp. 50 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 47 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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