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Opel Astra and two other vehicles crash on the Voveraičiai–Šukė road

Injury accident
5
Participants
3
Injured
2
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Sunday, 1 September 2024, in the afternoon at 16:53, in Kretingos district municipality, on the Voveraičiai–Šukė regional road (kilometre 5.45), a collision with a motorcycle occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra, a Yamaha YZF-R1 registered in Germany and a Suzuki GSX-R 750. Two people died — the 49-year-old driver of the Opel and the 27-year-old driver of the Suzuki. Three people were injured — the 27-year-old driver of the Yamaha (hospitalized), a 38-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized) and a 16-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 49-year-old driver of the Opel (18 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. All 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
Collision with a motorcycle
Head-on collision
Location
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 18 y.)

Killed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Passenger

Female, 38 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 16 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Participants

Motorcyclist

Male, 27 y. (exp. 6 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Participants

Motorcyclist

Male, 27 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Killed
Sober
Type civil servant

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On this road part — 5 crashes

Voveraičiai–Šukė, between km 2–4