Registration code

07-17-9451474

Injury accident
6
Participants
3
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 15 June 2017, in the evening at 17:15, in Varėnos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas main road (kilometre 85.83), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Sharan registered in Germany and an Opel. One person died — a 47-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen. Three people were injured — the 50-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient), a 20-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 24-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (10 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 the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryWinding downhillBarriers present
Participants6Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 50 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 47 y.

Killed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 20 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 24 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 62 y. (exp. 33 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 63 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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