Registration code

07-23-9603849

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Friday, 18 August 2023, at night at 0:22, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai national road (kilometre 26.43), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a bicycle and a Volkswagen Golf. One person died — a 45-year-old cyclist. The accident was caused by a 45-year-old cyclist, who was cycling at night or in poor visibility without a reflective vest or reflective elements. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collision with a bicycle
Head-on collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Cyclist

Male, 45 y.

Killed
Sober
Cycling at night or in poor visibility without a reflective vest or reflective elements

Participants

Car driver

Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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