Registration code 07-22-9579324

Kawasaki ZX motorcycle and Ford crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 10 August 2022, in the afternoon at 11:15, in Rietavo municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 71.80), a collision with a motorcycle occurred. The collision involved a Kawasaki ZX 1000 and a Ford Galaxy. One person was injured — the 36-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 36-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (2 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.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a motorcycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Motorcyclist

Male, 36 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 77 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Female, 69 y. (exp. 32 y.)

Unharmed
Sober