Registration code 07-19-9511595

Mercedes-Benz truck and two other vehicles crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 23 October 2019, in the afternoon at around 11:00, in Kauno district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 91), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz, a Ford Focus, a MAN TGA 18.440 and a Schmitz ZKO18L. One person was injured — the 49-year-old driver of the Ford (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 27-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (4 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
70

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles4Damaged4

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 60 y. (exp. 36 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 31 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober