Registration code

07-23-9603648

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
2
Killed
Killed children: 1

On Monday, 14 August 2023, in the afternoon at 16:13, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Joniškis–Žagarė–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 48.16), a collision with a motorcycle occurred. The collision involved an Opel Meriva - A and a Suzuki SV 650. Two people died — a 14-year-old passenger of the Suzuki and the 59-year-old driver of the Suzuki. The accident was caused by the 71-year-old driver of the Opel (28 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. 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.

Type
Collision with a motorcycle
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 28 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Participants

Passenger

Female, 14 y.

Killed
Sober

Motorcyclist

Male, 59 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Killed
Sober

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