Registration code 07-18-9469288

Opel Astra-G-Caravan and Scania truck crash in Salako town

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 30 March 2018, in the afternoon at around 16:00, in Zarasų district municipality, Salako town, on the Zarasai–Kopūstinė–Turniškė–Salakas regional road (kilometre 20.10), a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra-G-Caravan and a Scania. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 60-year-old driver of the Opel (30 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 wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
Salako mstl. Rajoniniai keliai Zarasai–Kopūstinė–Turniškė–Salakas, 20.1 km, Zarasų r. sav.
Recorded location
Salako mstl. Rajoniniai keliai Zarasai–Kopūstinė–Turniškė–Salakas, 2 km, Zarasų r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 20.1 km rather than the recorded 2 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

70

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeGravel roadSurface conditionWetRoad geometryWinding uphillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 60 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 46 y. (exp. 29 y.)

Unharmed
Sober