Registration code 07-23-9595183

BMW hits an e-scooter rider at J. Tumo-Vaižganto g. and J. Žilevičiaus skg., Plungė

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 15 April 2023, in the evening at 21:30, in Plungės district municipality, on J. Tumo-Vaižganto street near No. 81, at the junction with J. Žilevičiaus skg., a collision while turning right occurred. The collision involved a BMW and a e-scooter. One person was injured — the 45-year-old driver of a e-scooter (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 19-year-old driver of the BMW (1 year of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. The 45-year-old driver of a e-scooter was drunk (1.77‰). At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision while turning right
Collision with a vehicle coming from the right
Location
50

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

E-scooter rider

Female, 45 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Intoxicated1.77 ‰Moderate degree of intoxication
Cycling at night or in poor visibility without a reflective vest or reflective elements

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Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction