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BMW 320D and Mercedes-Benz truck crash on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 1 July 2023, in the morning at 6:53, in Šilalės district municipality, Plunksnių village, on the Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai national road (kilometre 25.90), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a BMW 320D, a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841 and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. One person died — the 22-year-old driver of the BMW. One person was injured — the 49-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 22-year-old driver of the BMW (3 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Plunksnių k. Krašto keliai Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, 25.9 km, Šilalės r. sav.
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Killed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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On this road part — 5 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed

Kryžkalnis–Rietavas–Vėžaičiai, between km 21–29