Registration code

07-21-9554306

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 5 August 2021, in the morning at 8:55, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) national road (kilometre 220.84), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Chrysler Grand Voyager and a bicycle. One person died — a 72-year-old cyclist. The accident was caused by the 28-year-old driver of the Chrysler (3 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. 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
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 28 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 72 y.

Killed
Sober

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