Registration code 07-20-9523055

Unlicensed BMW driver and Volkswagen crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver fled the scene
4
Participants
3
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 2

On Monday, 23 March 2020, in the evening at 21:32, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 292.50), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a BMW 528 and a Volkswagen. Three people were injured — a 5-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient), the 34-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 7-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 20-year-old driver of the BMW, who failed to keep a safe distance. He had no driving licence and fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. 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, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
110

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 20 y.

Unharmed
Sober
Not licensed to drive
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Passenger

Male, 5 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 16 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 7 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober