Registration code

07-16-9427954

Injury accident
3
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 14 May 2016, in the afternoon at 14:20, in Kauno district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 18.03), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Ford Mondeo and a Jeep Grand Cherokee registered in Germany. One person died — a 21-year-old passenger of the Ford (severely injured, later died from the injuries). The accident was caused by the 18-year-old driver of the Ford (less than a year of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 18 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Male, 21 y.

Died from injuriesSevere health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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