Registration code 07-23-9613052
Volkswagen and Ford crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road
On Tuesday, 26 December 2023, in the afternoon at 16:39, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 34.83), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Transporter and a Ford Transit FT 300. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (43 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collisionsOther collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
- Location
Weather
Snow, hail
Strong wind
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Left rear-view mirror
Participants
Car driver
Male, 61 y. (exp. 43 y.)
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- Front left
- Damage
- Left rear-view mirror
Participants
Car driver
Female, 49 y. (exp. 15 y.)
On this road part — 4 crashes, 1 injured, 3 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 35–37
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 35.65 kmDAF truck and Opel crash1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 35.18 kmPeugeot and a cyclist crash1 killed
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 35.7 kmSubaru Outback hits a pedestrian1 killed
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 36.5 kmRenault truck hits a pedestrian1 killed
On this road part — 27 crashes, 1 injured, 3 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 35–41
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 35.65 kmDAF truck and Opel crash1 injured
- Nikančių k.Scania truck runs off the roadno casualties
- Domantų k., Tilžės str. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 41 kmKIA Motors runs off the roadno casualties
- Nikančių k. Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 36.3 kmAnimal hitno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 35 kmVolvo V50 hits an animalno casualties