Registration code 07-17-9442770

Scania truck hits a parked Mercedes-Benz truck on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 7 January 2017, at night at 0:45, in Marijampolės municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai main road (kilometre 72.20), a collision with a stationary vehicle occurred. The collision involved a Scania registered in Estonia, a Mercedes-Benz Actros 1841 LS registered in Belarus, a Krone SDP27 registered in Belarus and a Koegel SN 24 registered in Estonia. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 65-year-old driver of the Scania (47 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a stationary vehicle
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles4Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 65 y. (exp. 47 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 37 y.)

Unharmed
Sober