Registration code 07-17-9442586
Volkswagen Golf and Mercedes-Benz crash on Verkių g., Kaunas
On Wednesday, 4 January 2017, in the morning at 8:19, in Kaunas, on Verkių street, at the junction with Ašmenos 1-oji street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI. One person was injured — the 39-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 43-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (9 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Overcast
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 43 y. (exp. 9 y.)
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- Front left
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 39 y. (exp. 21 y.)
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