Registration code 07-18-9465900

BMW and Toyota crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 4 February 2018, in the evening at 18:20, in Rietavo municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 264), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a BMW 530 and a Toyota Avensis. One person was injured — a 30-year-old passenger of the Toyota (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 22-year-old driver of the BMW (2 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
110

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged—

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 22 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 19 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Passenger

Female, 30 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober