Registration code 07-24-9629979

Ford Focus and Volvo truck crash on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 19 September 2024, in the morning at 10:30, in Rietavo municipality, on the Mažeikiai–Plungė–Tauragė national road, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Ford Focus, a Volvo FH12 registered in Poland and a Schmitz Cargobull S.CS24-13.62 registered in Poland. One person was injured — the 39-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 39-year-old driver of the Ford (5 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when crossing an intersection. 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle coming from the right
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 39 y. (exp. 5 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to give way when crossing an intersection

Participants

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 24 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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