Registration code 07-18-9465991

Volkswagen LT and Volvo crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 6 February 2018, in the morning at 9:21, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 298.94), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen LT 35 and a Volvo S40. One person was injured — the 41-year-old driver of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (11 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. 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

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 41 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober