Registration code 07-24-9632060

Scania truck and Ford truck crash on the Naujoji Akmenė–Vegeriai–Vytiniai road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, in the afternoon at 14:25, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Naujoji Akmenė–Vegeriai–Vytiniai regional road (kilometre 4.70), a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved a Scania R500 registered in Latvia and a Ford. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Scania (1 year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. 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
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance