Volkswagen Sharan runs off the road on the Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva road

On Saturday, 22 October 2022, in the afternoon at 16:50, in Šilalės district municipality, Gatautiškės village, on the Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva national road (kilometre 40.67), a Volkswagen Sharan registered in Latvia ran off the road. Six people were injured — a 37-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 1-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 10-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 12-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized), a 14-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized) and a 7-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized). 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.

Date / Time

Saturday, 22/10/2022, 16:50

Type

Running off the road to the right on a straight section

Location

Gatautiškės k. Krašto keliai Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva, 40.67 km, Šilalės r. sav.