Registration code 07-17-9443967
Opel Astra and Volkswagen crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road
On Friday, 27 January 2017, in the evening at 17:27, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 44.78), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra and a Volkswagen Golf. Two people were injured — the 69-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 69-year-old driver of the Opel (51 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was fog, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision while overtaking
- Location
Weather
Fog
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 69 y. (exp. 51 y.)
Passenger
Male, 65 y.
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 21 y. (exp. 2 y.)
On this road part — 5 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 44–45
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- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44.91 kmUnlicensed Opel driver runs off the road1 injured
At this spot — 2 crashes
within 100 m
On this road part — 48 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 44–45
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- Domantų k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmDAF FT truck rolls overno casualties
- Kėblių k. 4Opel Zafira and Mercedes-Benz crash1 killed
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 44 kmHit-and-run Volkswagen driver and Toyota crashno casualties
- Domantų k., Girelės str. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 45 kmHit-and-run driver and BMW crashno casualties