Registration code 07-19-9507337

Two Volkswagen cars crash on the Šiauliai–Palanga road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 29 August 2019, in the afternoon at 14:20, in Telšių district municipality, Gaudikaičių village, on the Šiauliai–Palanga main road (kilometre 83.90), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Volkswagen Sharan. One person was injured — the 43-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Sharan (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the Volkswagen Golf (2 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. 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
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Gaudikaičių k. Magistraliniai keliai Šiauliai–Palanga, 83.9 km, Telšių r. sav.
Recorded location
Gaudikaičių k. Magistraliniai keliai Šiauliai–Palanga, 79 km, Telšių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 83.9 km rather than the recorded 79 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 20 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Female, 43 y. (exp. 22 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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