Accident between a BMW X5 and a Toyota Avensis

2025-08-05
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Road No. 168 Klaipėda–Kretinga 9 km

On August 5 at around 6:30 p.m. a BMW X5 traveling on road No. 168 Klaipėda–Kretinga 9 km and performing an overtaking maneuver collided with a Toyota Avensis traveling in front of it. After the collision, both cars went off the road. The driver of the BMW X5 died in the traffic accident.

Status of safety investigation:
2025-08-05 Notification received
2025-08-06 Initiated preliminary assessment for decision to conduct a safety investigation
2025-10-01 Decision made not to conduct a safety investigation (Paragraph 6 of Article 22 of the Safety Investigation Law)