Registration code 07-22-9567105

Volvo FH truck crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 30 January 2022, in the evening at 21:30, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 119.40), a collision with barriers occurred. The accident involved a Volvo FH. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 40-year-old driver of the Volvo (21 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with barriers
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė), 119.4 km, Šiaulių r. sav.
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

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

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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On this road part — 1 crash, 3 injured

Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 68–69