Registration code 07-19-9489879

Volvo S60 and Audi crash on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
1
Killed

On Monday, 14 January 2019, in the morning at 7:39, in Rokiškio district municipality, on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys national road (kilometre 27.25), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volvo S60 and an Audi 80. One person died — the 58-year-old driver of the Audi (later died from the injuries). Two people were injured — the 28-year-old driver of the Volvo (hospitalized) and a 60-year-old passenger of the Audi (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 28-year-old driver of the Volvo (9 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 28 y. (exp. 9 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Died from injuries
Sober

Passenger

Female, 60 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober