07-16-9435053

On Saturday, 10 September 2016, in the evening at 21:34, in Jurbarko district municipality, on the Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda national road (kilometre 74), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a car and a Volkswagen Caravelle. Three people were injured — a 58-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized), a 53-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 51-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 53-year-old driver of a car (10 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance and failed to choose a safe speed. He was drunk (1.33‰ blood alcohol). 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 70 km/h.

Date / TimeSaturday, 10/09/2016, 21:34

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

LocationJurbarko r. sav. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda, 74,00 km., Jurbarko r. sav.