Registration code 07-21-9541821

Scania truck and Mercedes-Benz truck crash on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 19 January 2021, in the morning at 8:17, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai national road (kilometre 15.90), a Scania R 420LA rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 36-year-old driver of the Scania (16 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
Recorded location
Krašto keliai Kuršėnai–Mažeikiai, 17 km, Akmenės r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 15.9 km rather than the recorded 17 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 36 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 40 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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