Registration code 07-16-9432572

Mercedes-Benz Atego truck and Chrysler crash on the Kaunas–Prienai–Alytus road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 29 July 2016, in the afternoon at 14:30, in Kauno district municipality, on the Kaunas–Prienai–Alytus national road (kilometre 11.18), a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz Atego 815 and a Chrysler 300C. One person was injured — the 27-year-old driver of the Chrysler (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 25-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (5 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while turning left (U-turning)
Collision with a vehicle going straight
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 8 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Other traffic rule violations

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Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance