Registration code

07-22-9566159

Injury accident
3
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 17 January 2022, in the morning at 8:50, in Kupiškio district municipality, on the Kupiškis–Utena national road (kilometre 4.60), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Meriva - A and a Ford Galaxy. Three people were injured — the 71-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized), a 22-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient) and the 52-year-old driver of the Ford (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 71-year-old driver of the Opel (20 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Passenger

Male, 22 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 52 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

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