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On Thursday, 1 March 2018, in the evening at 18:01, in Alytaus district municipality, on the Alytus–Seirijai–Lazdijai national road (kilometre 11.42), a Scania Irizar registered in Poland ran off the road. 16 people were injured — a 12-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 55-year-old passenger of the Scania (hospitalized), a 9-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 58-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 30-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 39-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 36-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 31-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 8-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 15-year-old passenger of the Scania (hospitalized), a 10-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 40-year-old passenger of the Scania (hospitalized), a 38-year-old passenger of the Scania (hospitalized), a 26-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient), a 41-year-old passenger of the Scania (treated as an outpatient) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Scania (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Scania (43 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / TimeThursday, 01/03/2018, 18:01

Type

Running off the road

All run-offs from the road at an intersection

LocationAlytaus r. sav. Krašto keliai Alytus–Seirijai–Lazdijai, 11,42 km., Alytaus r. sav.