Drunk cyclist and Opel crash at Taikos avenue and Intako street, Kaunas

On Saturday, 21 March 2015, in the evening at 19:25, in Kaunas, on Taikos avenue, at the junction with Intako street, a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a bicycle and an Opel Astra. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by a 55-year-old cyclist, who was cycling at night or in poor visibility without a reflective vest or reflective elements, was cycling at night or in poor visibility without reflectors on the bicycle and was cycling at night or in poor visibility with lights off or absent. She was drunk (1.03‰ blood alcohol). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Saturday, 21/03/2015, 19:25

Type

Collision with a bicycle

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

Location

Taikos pr. / Intako str., Kauno m. sav.