Registration code 07-16-9427700

Volvo truck and seven other vehicles crash on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai road

Injury accident
5
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 9 May 2016, in the afternoon at 14:21, in Kalvarijos municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai main road (kilometre 93.21), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FH, a LAG 0-3-39 registered in Poland, a Klaeser, a Schmitz SCS 24 registered in Poland, a Schmitz SCS 24/L registered in Poland, a DAF FT XF95 registered in Poland, a Volvo FH registered in Poland, an Iveco Stralis registered in Poland and a Skoda Roomster. One person was injured — the 26-year-old driver of the Iveco (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Volvo FH (29 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and 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 80 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
80

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants5Vehicles9Damaged8

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 29 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distanceFailure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 52 y. (exp. 33 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 41 y. (exp. 24 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 7 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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