Registration code 07-13-8029883

Opel Astra-G-Caravan and Volkswagen crash on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 6 December 2013, in the morning at 6:15, in Trakų district municipality, on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas main road (kilometre 38), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra-G-Caravan and a Volkswagen Transporter. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the Opel (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania