Registration code

07-23-9609217

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 3 November 2023, in the evening at 19:45, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Naujoji Akmenė–Venta national road (kilometre 18), a Volkswagen Golf hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person was injured — a 65-year-old pedestrian (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by a 65-year-old pedestrian, who was walking at night without reflectors (light, hi-vis vest). The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was freezing rain, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian crossing the road at an intersection
Contributing factor
Poor visibility at an intersection, Insufficient road or street lighting
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles1Damaged1

Other participants

At fault

Pedestrian

Male, 65 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober
Walking at night without reflectors (light, hi-vis vest)

Participants

Passenger

Male, 19 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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