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Registration code 07-24-9628281

Toyota and Iveco crash on the Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
1
Killed

On Tuesday, 20 August 2024, in the afternoon at 15:28, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė national road (kilometre 5.29), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Toyota Corolla Verso and an Iveco 50C17V. One person died — a 72-year-old passenger of the Toyota (was not wearing a seatbelt). Two people were injured — the 75-year-old driver of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient) and the 51-year-old driver of the Iveco (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 75-year-old driver of the Toyota (10 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 75 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Passenger

Female, 72 y.

Killed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 51 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

At this spot — 4 crashes, 6 injured

within 100 m

On this road part — 7 crashes, 7 injured, 1 killed

Šiauliai–Gruzdžiai–Naujoji Akmenė, between km 5–8