Registration code 07-16-9422516

Volvo FH12 truck rolls over on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 5 February 2016, at night at 23:35, in Druskininkų municipality, on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas main road (kilometre 118.80), a Volvo FH12 registered in Belarus rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 47-year-old driver of the Volvo (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a straight section
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 47 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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