Registration code

07-23-9604273

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 24 August 2023, in the evening at 18:34, in Rietavo municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 80.32), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 69-year-old cyclist (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (less than a year 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
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the left
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 69 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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