Registration code

07-25-9635945

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, in the morning at 7:44, in Šilutės district municipality, on the Meldikviršiai–Sartininkai–Žemaičių Naumiestis regional road (kilometre 34.20), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved an Audi and a bicycle. One person was injured — a 58-year-old cyclist (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 28-year-old driver of the Audi (9 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 28 y. (exp. 9 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Cyclist

Female, 58 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober

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