Registration code

07-24-9632318

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 5 November 2024, in the evening at 20:27, in Šilalės district municipality, on Zobielijos, street, at the junction with Kapų street, a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a BMW 320D and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 60-year-old cyclist (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 18-year-old driver of the BMW (1 year of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, there was freezing rain, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 30 km/h.

Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Contributing factor
Poor visibility at an intersection
30
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 18 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to give way when changing direction

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 60 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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