Registration code 07-22-9572320

MAN TGX truck and Toyota crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 27 April 2022, in the afternoon at 14:56, in Plungės district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 39.45), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a MAN TGX registered in Poland and a Toyota Yaris. One person was injured — the 61-year-old driver of the Toyota (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the MAN (3 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 33 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober