Registration code

07-21-9559203

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 16 October 2021, in the afternoon at 15:24, in Varėnos district municipality, on the Merkinė-Leipalingis national road (kilometre 7.50), a Kawasaki hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 74-year-old pedestrian. One person was injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (2 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was 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
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian crossing the road at an intersection
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Motorcyclist

Male, 29 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Other participants

Pedestrian

Female, 74 y.

Killed
Sober

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