Registration code 07-24-9633819

Opel and BMW crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 10 December 2024, in the evening at 19:20, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas main road (kilometre 71.70), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel and a BMW 5ER Reihe. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Opel (25 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was dark, 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
Recorded location
Magistraliniai keliai Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, 68 km, Šiaulių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 71.7 km rather than the recorded 68 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober