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Registration code 07-18-9465393

Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Monday, 29 January 2018, at night at 1:25, in Raseinių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 177.04), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Audi A6 Avant and a Mercedes-Benz S420 registered in Latvia. One person died — the 26-year-old driver of the Audi. One person was injured — the 43-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 26-year-old driver of the Audi (1 year of driving experience), who violated traffic rules on motorways. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was raining, it was overcast, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
110

Weather

Rain

OvercastRainStrong wind

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 26 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Killed
Sober
Violation of traffic rules on motorways

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 25 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober