Registration code 07-17-9461724

Volkswagen Passat and three other cars crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 1 December 2017, in the afternoon at 16:55, in Kauno city municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 97.40), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat, an Audi Q5, a Mitsubishi Pajero and an Opel Vectra Station Wagon. One person was injured — the 40-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 34-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (10 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 80 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
80

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 51 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 40 y. (exp. 0 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 41 y. (exp. 23 y.)

Unharmed
Sober