Registration code 07-15-9414927

Volkswagen Golf rolls over on the Drąsučiai–Šiupyliai–Gruzdžiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Sunday, 11 October 2015, in the afternoon at 11:30, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Drąsučiai–Šiupyliai–Gruzdžiai regional road (kilometre 5.40), a Volkswagen Golf rolled over. One person died — a 20-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (was not wearing a seatbelt). One person was injured — the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 21-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (2 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
Rajoniniai keliai Drąsučiai–Šiupyliai–Gruzdžiai, 5.4 km, Šiaulių r. sav.
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 21 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 20 y.

Killed
Sober

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