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On Friday, 5 April 2013, in the morning at 10:47, in Vilniaus district municipality, on the Vilnius–Utena main road (kilometre 21.80), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, an Audi 100 Avant and a Mercedes-Benz C180. One person died — a 71-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (was not wearing a seatbelt). Three people were injured — the 37-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 85-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and the 56-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (20 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / TimeFriday, 05/04/2013, 10:47

Type

Head-on collisions

Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction

LocationVilniaus r. sav. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Utena, 21,80 km., Vilniaus r. sav.

Contributing factor

Slippery road