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.

Type
Head-on collision
90
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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