Registration code
07-19-9489191
On Friday, 4 January 2019, in the evening at 22:49, in Šakių district municipality, Gerdžių village, on the Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai national road (kilometre 41.27), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Saab 9-5. Two people died — the 33-year-old driver of the Volkswagen and a 30-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen. Five people were injured — a 15-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (severely injured, hospitalized), a 15-year-old passenger of the Saab (hospitalized), the 48-year-old driver of the Saab (hospitalized), a 47-year-old passenger of the Saab (severely injured, hospitalized) and a 20-year-old passenger of the Saab (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 33-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (11 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, it was snowing, it was raining, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
Weather
Snow, hail
Rain
Light condition
Darkness
- Primary impacts
- Right side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 33 y. (exp. 11 y.)
Passenger
Female, 15 y.
Passenger
Male, 30 y.
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 15 y.
Car driver
Male, 48 y. (exp. 14 y.)
Passenger
Female, 47 y.
Passenger
Male, 20 y.
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- Right side
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Female, 33 y. (exp. 11 y.)
Passenger
Female, 15 y.
Passenger
Male, 30 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 15 y.
Car driver
Male, 48 y. (exp. 14 y.)
Passenger
Female, 47 y.
Passenger
Male, 20 y.
On this road part — 6 crashes, 6 injured
Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, between km 39–45
- Spruktiškės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 44.45 kmHitting an animal1 injured
- Akmenynės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 43.5 kmCollision with a stationary vehicle1 injured
- Akmenynės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 43.88 kmHead-on collision1 injured
- Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 39.3 kmHitting an animal1 injured
- Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 39.87 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
At this spot — 1 crash
within 100 m
On this road part — 58 crashes, 6 injured
Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, between km 38–45
- Spruktiškės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 44.45 kmHitting an animal1 injured
- Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 43.33 kmHitting an animalno casualties
- Naidynės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 38.63 kmRunning off the road to the left on a straight sectionno casualties
- Akmenynės k. Krašto keliaiHitting an animalno casualties
- Akmenynės k. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 43.5 kmCollision with a stationary vehicle1 injured