Registration code

07-18-9488275

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 22 December 2018, in the evening at 19:02, in Druskininkų municipality, on the Vilnius–Varėna–Gardinas main road (kilometre 121), a collision with a bicycle occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf Plus and a bicycle. One person died — a 61-year-old cyclist. The accident was caused by the 50-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (1 year of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Collision with a bicycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Contributing factor
Slippery road, No sidewalks or footpaths
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 50 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Cyclist

Male, 61 y.

Killed
Sober

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