Registration code 07-17-9452165

Scania truck rolls over on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 27 June 2017, in the afternoon at 14:55, in Kaišiadorių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 78.90), a Scania rolled over. One person was injured — a 53-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 25-year-old driver of the Scania (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was 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 120 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover on the carriageway
Location
120

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryWinding downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 53 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

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