Registration code 07-21-9553686

Drunk Ford driver and Kawasaki motorcycle crash on the Panevėžys–Šiauliai road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver drunk
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Tuesday, 27 July 2021, at night at 23:23, in Panevėžio district municipality, on the Panevėžys–Šiauliai main road (kilometre 35.40), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Ford Transit and a Kawasaki. One person died — the 29-year-old driver of the Kawasaki (later died from the injuries). The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the Ford (15 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He was drunk (1.36‰ blood alcohol). 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
Head-on collision
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Panevėžys–Šiauliai, 35.4 km, Panevėžio r. sav.
Recorded location
Magistraliniai keliai Panevėžys–Šiauliai, 26.4 km, Panevėžio r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 35.4 km rather than the recorded 26.4 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Intoxicated1.36 ‰
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Motorcyclist

Male, 29 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Died from injuries
Sober