Registration code 07-13-7770162

Scania truck and Honda crash on the Mauručiai–Vinčai–Puskelniai road

Injury accident
5
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 23 August 2013, in the afternoon at 12:44, in Kazlų Rūdos municipality, on the Mauručiai–Vinčai–Puskelniai national road (kilometre 17.70), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Scania R 420LA and a Honda Civic. Three people were injured — a 58-year-old passenger of the Honda (treated as an outpatient), a 0-year-old passenger of the Honda (hospitalized) and the 34-year-old driver of the Honda (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 46-year-old driver of the Scania (28 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. 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 the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
50

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 28 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 58 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 0 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Car driver

Female, 34 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Male, 64 y.

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
No saved coordinates — point estimated from the road kilometre