Registration code 07-23-9590671

Hit-and-run Iveco truck driver hits an obstacle on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

At-fault driver fled the scene
1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 27 January 2023, in the morning at 6:30, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 92.84), an Iveco AS440S45 hit an obstacle. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Iveco (30 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. He fled the scene. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an obstacle
Collision with barriers
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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