Mazda and three other vehicles crash on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas road

On Tuesday, 30 September 2014, in the morning at 9:30, in Trakų district municipality, on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas main road (kilometre 39.15), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mazda 5, a Schmitz SPR 24, an Audi 100 and a MAN 18.460. Four people were injured — the 21-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient), a 19-year-old passenger of the Audi (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 18-year-old passenger of the Audi (treated as an outpatient) and a 26-year-old passenger of the Audi (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 58-year-old driver of the Mazda (40 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All 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

Tuesday, 30/09/2014, 09:30

Type

Head-on collision

Location

Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas, 39.15 km, Trakų r. sav.