Registration code

07-23-9592997

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 8 March 2023, in the evening at 17:38, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai national road (kilometre 33.10), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Chevrolet Captiva, a MAN TGA 18.440 and a Krone -. One person was injured — the 43-year-old driver of the Chevrolet (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 43-year-old driver of the Chevrolet (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, there was a blizzard, a strong wind was blowing, 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
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 43 y. (exp. 15 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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