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On Friday, 27 October 2023, in the morning at 6:40, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Naujoji Akmenė–Venta national road (kilometre 18), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz B 180 CDI, a Scania, a Land Rover Freelander, a Jeep Compass, a Schmitz Cargobull, a Volvo V60 and a Citroen C5. One person died — the 54-year-old driver of the Citroen. One person was injured — the 62-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 62-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (26 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, there was freezing rain, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeFriday, 27/10/2023, 06:40

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

LocationAkmenės rajono sav. Krašto keliai Naujoji Akmenė–Venta, 18,00 km., Akmenės r. sav.

Contributing factor

Slippery road