Volkswagen Passat rolls over on the Marijampolė–Kybartai–Kaliningradas road

On Sunday, 10 March 2019, at night at 4:14, in Vilkaviškio district municipality, Baraučiznos village, on Vilkaviškio street, a Volkswagen Passat rolled over. One person died — the 30-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (was not wearing a seatbelt). One person was injured — a 19-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (12 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. A 19-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen was drunk (1.50‰). 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Sunday, 10/03/2019, 04:14

Type

Rollover

Running off the road to the left on a straight section

Location

Baraučiznos k., Vilkaviškio str. Magistraliniai keliai Marijampolė–Kybartai–Kaliningradas, 19.43 km, Vilkaviškio r. sav.