Registration code 07-24-9633283

BMW and Volkswagen crash on the Salamiestis–Alizava–Kupreliškis–Galintiškis road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 28 November 2024, in the afternoon at 11:45, in Biržų district municipality, on the Salamiestis–Alizava–Kupreliškis–Galintiškis regional road (kilometre 20.53), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a BMW 5ER Reihe and a Volkswagen Transporter. One person was injured — a 62-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the BMW (11 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 19 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 62 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober