Registration code

07-23-9607966

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 17 October 2023, in the morning at 7:15, in Molėtų district municipality, on the Molėtai–Kaltanėnai–Ignalina national road (kilometre 4.90), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 18-year-old cyclist (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 71-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (45 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. 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
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged0

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 71 y. (exp. 45 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 18 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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