Registration code 07-18-9470605

DAF truck and two other vehicles crash on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 22 April 2018, in the evening at 18:01, in Kalvarijos municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai main road (kilometre 88.36), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a DAF FT XF105 registered in Poland, a Schwarzmüller SPA 3/E registered in Ukraine, a DAF FT XF95 registered in Ukraine and an Opel Astra. One person was injured — the 38-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the DAF FT XF105 (10 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai, 88.36 km, Kalvarijos sav.
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type driver
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 56 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type driver