Registration code 07-18-9469608

MAN truck and Volvo crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 8 April 2018, in the evening at 17:15, in Kauno district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 108.18), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a MAN, a Volvo XC60 and a Mafa. One person was injured — the 53-year-old driver of the Volvo (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 39-year-old driver of the MAN (27 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
130

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 39 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Female, 53 y. (exp. 15 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

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