Mercedes-Benz and Volvo bus crash on Kalvarijų street, Vilnius

On Monday, 2 September 2013, in the afternoon at 11:12, in Vilnius, on Kalvarijų street near No. 206, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz 1217 and a Volvo 7700. 22 people were injured — a 22-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 57-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 70-year-old passenger of the Volvo (hospitalized), a 51-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 67-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 21-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 21-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 42-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 83-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 68-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 55-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 58-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 50-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 21-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 58-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 56-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 59-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 46-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 23-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 25-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient), a 63-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient) and a 78-year-old passenger of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 28-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (10 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Monday, 02/09/2013, 11:12

Type

Collisions while turning left (U-turning)

Collision with a vehicle going straight

Location

Kalvarijų str. 206, Vilniaus m. sav.