Registration code 07-19-9515431

Opel Vectra rolls over on the Parovėja–Medeikiai–Nemunėlio Radviliškis road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 7 December 2019, in the afternoon at 15:44, in Biržų district municipality, on the Parovėja–Medeikiai–Nemunėlio Radviliškis regional road (kilometre 12.50), an Opel Vectra rolled over. One person was injured — a 74-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 74-year-old driver of the Opel (35 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the left on a straight section
Location
Rajoniniai keliai Parovėja–Medeikiai–Nemunėlio Radviliškis, 12.5 km, Biržų r. sav.
Recorded location
Rajoniniai keliai Parovėja–Medeikiai–Nemunėlio Radviliškis, 13.7 km, Biržų r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 12.5 km rather than the recorded 13.7 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 74 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 74 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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