Registration code 07-18-9470146

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

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 17 April 2018, at night at 0:41, in Kaišiadorių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 84.68), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo registered in Russia, a Krone SDC27 registered in Belarus, a Volvo F12 registered in Belarus and a Schmitz Cargobull. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 33-year-old driver of the Volvo (less than a year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, 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
Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k pusė), 84.68 km, Kaišiadorių r. sav.
130

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 0 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 41 y. (exp. 17 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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