Registration code 07-19-9514751

Volvo S40 and six other vehicles crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
8
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 30 November 2019, in the morning at 7:14, in Kaišiadorių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 61), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo S40, a DAF FT XF105.460, a Toyota Avensis, a Volvo FH, a Volkswagen Golf, a Toyota Avensis and a Setra. Two people were injured — the 33-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 27-year-old passenger of the Volvo S40 (severely injured, treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Volvo S40 (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 61 km, Kaišiadorių r. sav.
Location by coordinates
54.82668, 24.38810

The recorded address and the coordinates point to different places (5.1 km apart) – which one is right is unknown.

110

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants8Vehicles7Damaged7

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 1 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 27 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 42 y. (exp. 22 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 33 y. (exp. 10 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 21 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Other traffic rule violations

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 63 y. (exp. 22 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 45 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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The coordinates may be inaccurate — the recorded address is 5.1 km away