Registration code 07-23-9613052

Volkswagen and Ford crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 26 December 2023, in the afternoon at 16:39, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 34.83), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Transporter and a Ford Transit FT 300. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (43 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 snowing, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
Location
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Strong wind

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 43 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 49 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance