Registration code 07-23-9596906
Opel Meriva and MAN truck crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road
On Wednesday, 10 May 2023, in the afternoon at 12:45, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 95.33), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Meriva and a MAN TGX. Three people were injured — the 82-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient), a 77-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient) and a 37-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 82-year-old driver of the Opel (63 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. 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
- Head-on collisionsOther collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
- Location
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 82 y. (exp. 63 y.)
Passenger
Female, 77 y.
Passenger
Female, 37 y.
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- Right side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Male, 54 y.
Car driver
Male, 34 y. (exp. 12 y.)
On this road part — 5 crashes, 8 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 93–97
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 93.04 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 94.64 kmHead-on collision while overtaking1 killed
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 95.8 kmRollover1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 96.1 kmCollisions while turning left (U-turning)1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 95.99 kmRollover1 injured
On this road part — 64 crashes, 8 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 94–113
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 98.11 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Kelmė Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 95.3 kmCollisionno casualties
- Verpenos k.Hitting an animalno casualties
- Verpenos k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 94.8 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Naudvario k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 112.3 kmHitting an animalno casualties