Registration code

07-24-9626628

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 25 July 2024, in the afternoon at 14:40, in Šilalės district municipality, Žvylių village, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road (kilometre 116.29), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen and a other motor vehicle. Two people were injured — the 70-year-old driver of a other motor vehicle (hospitalized) and a 69-year-old passenger of a other motor vehicle (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 33-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (11 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Other vehicle driver

Male, 70 y. (exp. 0 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 69 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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