MapListCharts
Back to map
Google Maps

Registration code 07-17-9460799

Iveco 35C15 hits a cyclist on the Skuodas–Plungė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 16 November 2017, in the evening at 17:30, in Skuodo district municipality, on the Skuodas–Plungė national road (kilometre 7.45), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved an Iveco 35C15 and a bicycle. One person died — a 61-year-old cyclist. The accident was caused by the 31-year-old driver of the Iveco (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a bicycle
Head-on collision while overtaking
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Cyclist

Male, 61 y.

Killed
Sober
Cycling at night or in poor visibility with lights off or absent

Signed-in users see more

Some fields (seatbelts, airbags, bans and more) are visible only when signed in.

Create an account for free

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed