Registration code 07-24-9614694

Renault Trafic and BMW crash on the Laukuva–Šilalė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 19 January 2024, in the afternoon at 16:06, in Šilalės district municipality, Dvarviečių village, on Šilalės street near No. 4, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Renault Trafic and a BMW 3ER Reihe. One person was injured — the 53-year-old driver of the BMW (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 39-year-old driver of the Renault (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident there was a blizzard, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Friday, 19/01/2024, 16:06
How it happened
Head-on collision
Location
Dvarviečių k., Šilalės str. 4 Krašto keliai Laukuva–Šilalė, 2 km, Šilalės r. sav.
Recorded locationPolice data
Dvarviečių k., Šilalės str. 4 Krašto keliai LaukuvaVŠilalė, 2 km, Šilalės r. sav.

The state road register has no road by that name – it is the Laukuva–Šilalė road.

Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Blizzard

Light condition

Daytime

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

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 39 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 53 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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