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Registration code 07-17-9456314

Lexus GS and DAF truck crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
4
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 9 September 2017, in the afternoon at 13:15, in Šilalės district municipality, Katyčių village, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 226.55), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Lexus GS 300 registered in Russia, a DAF FT CF85.430 and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. Three people were injured — the 29-year-old driver of the Lexus (treated as an outpatient), a 24-year-old passenger of the Lexus (hospitalized) and a 29-year-old passenger of the Lexus (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Lexus (8 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. 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 130 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
130

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 8 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Female, 24 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 29 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 28 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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