Ford Focus and Seat crash on the Molėtai–Anykščiai road

On Wednesday, 17 September 2014, in the morning at 7:38, in Molėtų district municipality, Kairionių village, on the Molėtai–Anykščiai national road (kilometre 5), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Ford Focus and a Seat Toledo. Six people were injured — the 37-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 36-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized), a 8-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient), a 42-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized), the 48-year-old driver of the Seat (hospitalized) and a 16-year-old passenger of the Ford (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the Ford (18 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Wednesday, 17/09/2014, 07:38

Type

Head-on collision

Location

Kairionių k. Krašto keliai Molėtai–Anykščiai, 5 km, Molėtų r. sav.