Registration code

07-21-9557025

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 15 September 2021, at night at 2:13, in Rietavo municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 72.08), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Fiat Doblo and an Opel Astra. Two people were injured — a 58-year-old passenger of the Fiat (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 24-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 53-year-old driver of the Fiat (13 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 53 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 58 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Female, 24 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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