Registration code 07-14-8709899

Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz truck crash on the Panevėžys–Pasvalys–Ryga road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 28 August 2014, in the afternoon at 15:10, in Pasvalio district municipality, on the Panevėžys–Pasvalys–Ryga main road (kilometre 40.30), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Sharan, a trailer and a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841 registered in Poland. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 65-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (47 years of driving experience), who was driving a vehicle with faults the traffic rules prohibit driving with. Both drivers were sober. The Volkswagen had recorded faults (sukabinimo įrenginio). At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

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

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 47 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Lithuania
Driving a vehicle with faults the traffic rules prohibit driving with

Participants

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Citizenship Poland

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