The wave of deaths on Lithuanian roads continues: the weekend took 4 more lives



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26 people were injured, including 3 minors (2 passengers, 1 cyclist). The drivers mostly injured 13 drivers (7 motorcycles) and 6 passengers, and 4 pedestrians.

There were 11 cases of vehicle collisions and 7 cases of vehicle derailments. According to preliminary data, intoxicated drivers were involved in 2 traffic accidents (culprits injured). According to preliminary data, the police recorded 155 accidents in three days, most of them on Saturday (63).

From Friday to Sunday, the police detected more than 3,950 traffic violations. 92 drunk drivers have been identified, 50 of whom are at risk of being criminalized for drunkenness of more than 1.5 per thousand. 68 people drove the vehicles, although they do not have the right to do so. 87 people drove their bikes while intoxicated, in total more than 160 violations committed by these road users.

The traffic accident, which killed three men, occurred on Saturday morning (May 9). After the tenth, the 23-year-old man was not driving the Opel Vectra on the left turn of the Lamėkas – Plaučiškės – Kirdeikiai road in the Utena district, near the town of Ripaičiai. The car drove to the right, collided with stacked electric poles near the road, and turned. The driver, passengers aged 30 and 33, were killed. Another 24-year-old man was injured, according to preliminary data, he was intoxicated.

On the afternoon of Sunday, May 10 (around 3:35 p.m.) in the Panevėžys district, Barsiukai village, on the Tiltagaliai – Sodeliai road, a 35-year-old man driving a KTM Racing motorcycle, according to preliminary data, did not choose a Safe speed, he entered the oncoming traffic lane where he collided with a VW Touran driven by a 60-year-old man. The motorcycle driver was killed.

According to preliminary data, on Friday, May 8, 50 traffic accidents occurred on the country’s roads, 6 of them injured 8 people, including 3 drivers, one of whom was riding a quad bike. The cyclists participated in 2 events, one of them, intoxicated, obstructed pedestrians on the pedestrian and bicycle path. In cities (Kaunas, Marijampolė, Pasvalys) – 3 traffic accidents.

Before eight o’clock in the morning, in Marijampolė, Vilkaviškio Street, a 64-year-old woman crashed into a Dacia Logan car driven by a 45-year-old man while riding a bicycle. The injured woman was taken to the hospital.

At night, in Kaunas, on V.Krėvės Street, on a pedestrian and bicycle path, a 49-year-old man (1.53 per thousand), 49, crashed while walking. A 77-year-old woman was injured and taken to the hospital.

In the afternoon (around 13.33), in the Vilnius district, Riešė, at the intersection of Kalvų and Aušros streets, which is equivalent, a 22-year-old car driven by BMW was not lost and collided with a Kawasaki VN ATV 700A1 on the right. The victim was a 28-year-old man driving a quad and a 47-year-old passenger, a citizen of the Russian Federation, who was driving a car. The ATV is not registered according to the established procedure, without a registration plate.

At night (around 7.37 pm), in Pasvalys, on a straight section of Panevėžio Street, a 20-year-old boy was not driving a BMW 530D. The car pulled off the road and collided with a decorative water tower. The driver and his one-year-old passenger, both hospitalized, were injured.

Before noon in the Klaipėda district of Slengiai village, a 31-year-old man (hospitalized) was injured and hit by another car by a 32-year-old woman driving a Volvo S40. In the afternoon, in the Ukmergė district, Pageležiai village area, on the A6 Kaunas – Zarasai – Daugavpils highway, a 28-year-old woman driving a Toyota Yaris car, according to preliminary data, showed a turn-around warning sign. to the right, but unexpectedly turned left, causing a truck to follow. A 30-year-old driver of the Volvo FH, a citizen of the Republic of Latvia, did not avoid a collision. The clogged car went off the road, the driver was hit, a 29-year-old woman driving together, according to preliminary data, avoided injury.

Saturday, May 9, – 8 traffic accidents, injuring 9 road users, including a minor passenger. A traffic accident killed 3 young men (driver and 2 passengers, another injured). There were 3 cases of vehicle collisions, 2 of them were motorcyclists and 3 were traffic accidents. Pedestrians were injured in 2 events (in Jonava and Telšiai). On city streets: 5 events (in Kaunas, Jonava, Palanga, Telšiai, Zarasai). During the day, according to preliminary data, police officers recorded 63 traffic accidents.

Before noon, in Kaunas, Šiaurės Avenue, the Suzuki GCX-R600K4 motorcycle reached the end of the Volvo S60, a 27-year-old man who was leading the front and turning left. The driver of this 29-year-old vehicle was also injured in the hospital’s Reanimation Department.

At night, in Palanga, on the Klaipėda highway, a 63-year-old man driving a Toyota car and turning left (in the parking lot) did not lose the opposite Yamaha motorcycle and the vehicle collided. A 33-year-old driver was hospitalized and hospitalized in an intensive care unit of a hospital.

At night (after the ninth), in the village of Naujoji Ūta in the Prienai district, on a straight stretch of the gravel road, a Volkswagen Touran driven by a 33-year-old man got into the ditch. Two passengers, a 27-year-old man and a half-year-old boy, were injured and rushed to the hospital.

On the 10th afternoon, in the Kaišiadorys district, Neprėkšta village, on a straight section of the road, he got into an electric pole and found himself in a BMW 5ER Reihe car driven by a 24-year-old man in a farm field. The driver was injured in the accident, he was, according to preliminary data, intoxicated.

Data from the Traffic Accident Information System for Sunday, May 10: 42 traffic accidents, people were injured in 10 of them. A motorcyclist, a 35-year-old man from the Panevėžys district, died. 9 road users were injured, including 6 drivers.

In the afternoon (1 pm), in the village of Naujieji Vanga, Prienai district, on the Vaišvydava – Piliuona – Pakuonis – Pabališkiai road, the Aprilia RS 125 motorcycle was not controlled by a straight section, a 19-year-old man with no right to drive drove from the road on the right. He was hospitalized after the incident.

Also in the afternoon, in the Vilkaviškis district, Kataučizna village, at the turn of the road on the right, the drunk man of 30 years was driving the Audi A4. The car entered the oncoming lane, pulled off the road, and hit a tree. The driver was injured (2.89 ppm drunk).

Before the ninth night, in Klaipėda, Baltijos 7th Street, a Toyota Avensis car driven by a 49-year-old woman and a Honda NX 650 motorcycle, which, according to preliminary data, were in opposite lanes, collided. The 47-year-old driver of the last vehicle was injured.

Lithuanian Highway Police Service: Let us act responsibly on the road, protect not only ourselves but others as well. Keep in mind that today, May 11, you have a lot to offer. Wet road surfaces increase the braking distance (distance) of the vehicle. We ask road users (drivers, pedestrians) to understand, assess traffic conditions and behave appropriately.

When driving a vehicle, drive only at a safe speed so you can safely control it if necessary. Maintain a safe (adequate) distance to the next vehicle. In no way bend over without making sure it is safe to do so. Keep an eye out for exiting a side road, turning left, and rearranging. Pedestrians, you can only enter the road when you are absolutely sure of your safety. Watch for crosswalks as well as crossing the intersection.



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