Registration code 07-25-9647891
Volkswagen and Opel crash on the Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas road
On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, in the morning at 9:58, in Tauragės district municipality, Leoniškės village, on Tilžės highway, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen and an Opel Astra. Three people were injured — the 66-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized), a 74-year-old passenger of the Opel (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (35 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
Weather
Overcast
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front, Left side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 48 y. (exp. 35 y.)
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- Left side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 66 y. (exp. 22 y.)
Passenger
Male, 74 y.
Passenger
Female, 65 y.
At this spot — 1 crash, 1 injured
within 100 m
On this road part — 9 crashes, 10 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 145–149
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At this spot — 2 crashes, 1 injured
within 100 m
On this road part — 31 crashes, 10 injured, 1 killed
Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningradas, between km 140–148
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