Registration code 07-14-8206563

Mercedes-Benz truck rolls over on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 23 February 2014, in the morning at around 6:00, in Kaišiadorių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 76.90), a Mercedes-Benz 2541 rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 33-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was fog, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 100 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
100

Weather

Fog

Fog

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles2Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 15 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

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