Registration code

07-23-9603162

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Monday, 7 August 2023, in the evening at 20:55, in Mažeikių district municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 17.17), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Audi A6, a Wielton, a car and a Volvo FH12. One person died — the 62-year-old driver of the Audi. One person was injured — the 65-year-old driver of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 62-year-old driver of the Audi (30 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 62 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Killed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 35 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Participants

Passenger

Female, 23 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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