Volvo V70 and Mazda crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

On Sunday, 23 August 2015, in the evening at 17:04, in Kėdainių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 176.30), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo V70 and a Mazda MX-3. Five people were injured — a 3-year-old passenger of the Mazda (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 38-year-old passenger of the Mazda (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt), the 21-year-old driver of the Mazda (treated as an outpatient, had no driving licence), a 5-year-old passenger of the Mazda (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 1-year-old passenger of the Mazda (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 54-year-old driver of the Volvo (19 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. 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 130 km/h.

Date / Time

Sunday, 23/08/2015, 17:04

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

Location

Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k pusė), 176.3 km, Kėdainių r. sav.

Recorded location

Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k pusė), 134.22 km, Kėdainių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 176.3 km rather than the recorded 134.22 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.