Registration code 07-14-8619764

Mercedes-Benz truck and Peugeot crash on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 26 July 2014, in the afternoon at 15:40, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 223.70), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz 1838 and a Peugeot 308. One person was injured — a 73-year-old passenger of the Peugeot (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 55-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (33 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Krašto keliai Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda, 223.7 km, Klaipėdos r. sav.
Recorded location
Krašto keliai Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda, 221.7 km, Klaipėdos r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 223.7 km rather than the recorded 221.7 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 33 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Violation of overtaking rules

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 19 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania

Passenger

Female, 73 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania