Registration code 07-19-9506218

Hit-and-run DAF truck driver and BMW crash on Islandijos highway, Kaunas

At-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 14 August 2019, in the afternoon at around 16:00, in Kaunas, on Islandijos highway, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a DAF, a BMW 740D and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 43-year-old driver of the DAF (2 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Lane change to the left
Location
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged1

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 31 y. (exp. 12 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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