Registration code

07-23-9600984

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 6 July 2023, in the afternoon at 16:55, in Akmenės district municipality, Pašakarnių village, on the Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 53), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Scania R420 registered in Latvia, an Opel Astra and a Stas registered in Latvia. One person was injured — the 58-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 56-year-old driver of the Scania (39 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 70 km/h.

Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the right
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 39 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Participants

Car driver

Female, 58 y. (exp. 29 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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