Registration code 07-14-8262730

Volvo V40 and Volkswagen crash on the Kuršėnai–Smilgiai–Aukštelkė road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 17 March 2014, in the afternoon at 11:05, in Šiaulių district municipality, on the Kuršėnai–Smilgiai–Aukštelkė regional road (kilometre 18), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volvo V40 and a Volkswagen Passat. Two people were injured — the 61-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (hospitalized) and a 54-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 35-year-old driver of the Volvo (16 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, 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

Overcast

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 35 y. (exp. 16 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 54 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania